Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora
09 november 2024 - 05:49:08New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of [...] Full text...
Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello travels to Kenya and Ethiopia
30 september 2024 - 05:48:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Nairobi and Addis Ababa from [...] Full text...
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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
16 september 2024 - 16:57:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...
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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...
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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)
07 august 2024 - 12:48:21Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...
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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia
24 july 2024 - 10:52:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...
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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October
17 july 2024 - 18:33:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...
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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli
14 july 2024 - 15:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi
14 july 2024 - 05:51:46New 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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Tanzanian NGO honoured for promoting women empowerment through business digitization digital
27 june 2024 - 15:00:22Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The King Baudouin Foundation has awarded the 2023-2024 Africa Prize to Her Initiative, a Tanzanian organisation, [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital
10 june 2024 - 12:38:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Further deadly violence in Sudan's besieged Al Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 07:30:13New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 06:22:04New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s revenue head honored by WHO
29 may 2024 - 11:23:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been honoured with the prestigious World [...] Full text...
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Malawi moves to fight antibiotics resistance
24 may 2024 - 15:40:01Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight [...] Full text...
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US, Zambia sign partnership to prevent trafficking in persons
19 may 2024 - 05:20:10Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The US and Zambia have signed a new multi-year initiative to combat trafficking in persons in Zambia. The US–Zambia [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Obstructions, harassment force health charity to suspend essential support in Sudan's Wad Madani
09 may 2024 - 11:57:32Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has been forced to suspend work and [...] Full text...
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Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize
03 may 2024 - 05:38:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of [...] Full text...
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UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid
29 april 2024 - 16:41:49Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears
05 april 2024 - 17:38:54New York, US (PANA) - Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions
04 april 2024 - 20:10:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
04 april 2024 - 05:30:57New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access
02 april 2024 - 15:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital
02 april 2024 - 12:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...
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With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
27 march 2024 - 14:30:05New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles in a month
16 march 2024 - 08:39:20New York, US (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tonnes of rubble and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City
13 march 2024 - 05:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza war: Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN
12 march 2024 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan
11 march 2024 - 15:34:24New York, US (PANA) - A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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Gambia launches ‘think equal’ early years education programme and awards Gambia teacher prize
16 february 2024 - 19:03:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia celebrates the launch of Think Equal Gambia and awards The Gambia Teacher Prize in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘anxious and living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid official
13 february 2024 - 18:37:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As international efforts continue to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, the head of UNRWA, the UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
31 january 2024 - 12:19:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza
24 january 2024 - 06:00:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...
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Benin NGO launches 'Red List' project to combat misinformation, fake news
18 january 2024 - 13:03:55Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin NGO, Benin Check, has launched a project called "Liste Rouge" (Red List) to combat [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
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3rd exhibition of innovative farming technologies in Mali opens
09 january 2024 - 16:11:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 3rd farmers' technology innovation exhibition opened on Monday in the southeast Mali town of Dioila [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
28 december 2023 - 09:00:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners delivered fuel and other essential supplies to two hospitals [...] Full text...
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Greece sees mass arrivals of illegal immigrants
08 december 2023 - 14:49:46Athenes, Greece (PANA) - Ten ships docked on Tuesday on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Kos, Samos and Rhodes, carrying [...] Full text...
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Here’s how we can turn this learning crisis around: World Bank (Blog By Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development and Rukmini Banerji CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, India)
05 december 2023 - 15:28:27Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - It is a shocking fact that around 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
01 december 2023 - 07:08:14Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks
12 november 2023 - 19:05:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on [...] Full text...
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WDR 2018: What has the World Bank’s flagship report on learning achieved? World Bank Blog By Deon Filmer and Halsey Rogers
20 october 2023 - 07:29:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Six years ago, the World Bank released its groundbreaking World Development Report (WDR) dedicated entirely [...] Full text...
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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis
16 october 2023 - 06:58:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...
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Institute to publish research findings on Gambia
10 september 2023 - 13:15:22Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - The Dakar-based research body, Timbuktu Institute, will soon publish a report on the findings of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses
04 august 2023 - 12:53:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...
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IMF deputy chief tips Tanzanian authorities on social spending, priority investment
02 august 2023 - 06:58:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian authorities should enhance domestic revenue mobilisation through tax reforms, which will help create [...] Full text...
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US diplomat describes Sudanese human suffering as “terrible”, calls on SAF and RSF to resume peace talks
29 july 2023 - 09:38:21Khartoum, Sudan (PAN,A) - The US government has described as “terrible” the toll of human suffering from the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO calls on EU to review hostile policies towards migrants, refugees
21 june 2023 - 14:00:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Committee for Human Rights, an NGO, has urged European Union (EU) countries to [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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WFP temporality halts food aid to Ethiopia
09 june 2023 - 13:07:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it is temporarily halting food [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, NGO fund construction of latrines in western Mali to end open defecation
19 may 2023 - 16:12:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several villages in the rural communities of Bafoulabé, Sidibéla and Mahina in the Kayes region of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: NGO says nearly 200 people killed in Darfur fighting
03 may 2023 - 12:17:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organisation operating in West Darfur state in Sudan has strongly condemned the violence in [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 210 sub-Saharan migrants found off Tunisia coast
29 april 2023 - 15:59:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Within the last ten days, the Tunisian coastguard has recovered some 210 bodies of illegal migrants [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Death toll from attack on the village of Karma rises to 136
28 april 2023 - 20:01:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the 20 April attack on the village of Karma in the [...] Full text...
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Blind South African judge publishes his memoirs
25 april 2023 - 10:30:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Constitutional Court Judge in South Africa, Zak Jacoob, has launched his book Crossing [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN evacuates hundreds of staff but pledges to stay
24 april 2023 - 17:25:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries continued in Khartoum, hundreds of UN staff [...] Full text...
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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity
18 april 2023 - 16:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...
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WFP suspends operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in fighting
17 april 2023 - 15:33:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended all its operations following fighting between rival [...] Full text...
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441 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean in first quarter of 2023 - IOM
13 april 2023 - 22:09:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 441 migrants died trying to reach Europe in the first quarter of 2023, [...] Full text...
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Mali offers training, awareness for girls in basic education on zero pregnancy
04 april 2023 - 14:32:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A training and awareness session "For Zero Pregnancy in the School Environment" organized by the local [...] Full text...
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29 bodies of sub-Saharan migrants found off Tunisian coast
26 march 2023 - 16:11:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - At least 29 sub-Saharan migrants died this weekend off the Tunisian coast after their boats sank [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders continuation of work of civil society organisations
22 march 2023 - 12:36:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has ordered the continuation of the activities of civil society [...] Full text...
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Africa burdened with largest global increase of oral diseases
22 march 2023 - 05:17:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases. And while the region [...] Full text...
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Sixty civilians killed in attack in eastern Burkina Faso, says NGO
08 march 2023 - 19:50:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some sixty people were killed on 26 February in an attack on the capital of [...] Full text...
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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
08 march 2023 - 06:25:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...
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Libyan civil society activist released after a week in detention in Benghazi
07 march 2023 - 10:47:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan civil society activist, Ahmed al-Tawati, has been released a week after his arrest by a [...] Full text...
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UN agency warns against increase of stable food prices in Sudan
13 february 2023 - 13:51:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against an increase in the prices of [...] Full text...
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Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalising activists saving migrant lives at sea
10 february 2023 - 05:35:30Rome, Italy (PANA) - Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalised, a UN independent human rights [...] Full text...
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Two missing Médecins Sans Frontières employees have been found
09 february 2023 - 17:49:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two workers of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) who went missing on Wednesday in an attack [...] Full text...
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Two Médecins Sans Frontières employees killed in Burkina Faso
09 february 2023 - 13:54:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two employees of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) were killed on Wednesday in an attack by [...] Full text...
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Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation, says UN chief
07 february 2023 - 05:04:34New York, US (PANA) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing, injury of its workers in Sudan
30 january 2023 - 07:25:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned the recent killing of one of its workers and injury of [...] Full text...
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36 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya, says IOM
20 january 2023 - 16:35:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-six migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 8 -14 January, the International Organization for [...] Full text...
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US releases MoU with DRC and Zambia to strengthen electric vehicle battery value chain
18 january 2023 - 19:21:27Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State on Wednesday released the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on [...] Full text...
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Reporters Without Borders calls for charges to be dropped against Cameroonian journalist
23 december 2022 - 16:10:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, a journalist and [...] Full text...
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EU delegation concludes visit to Sudan
19 december 2022 - 14:47:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A delegation of humanitarian and development experts from the European Union (EU) reiterated their support for [...] Full text...
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German hostage held for over 4 years in Sahel freed, thanks to Moroccan intelligence
10 december 2022 - 15:56:59Dakar Senegal (PANA) - German development worker Jörg Lange, who has been kidnapped for more than four years in the [...] Full text...
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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says
08 december 2022 - 05:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...
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UN refugee chief urges EU to put safety first in its Mediterranean action
25 november 2022 - 05:58:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As European Union (EU) interior ministers hold an extraordinary session of the Justice and Home Affairs [...] Full text...
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COP27: 'Stand and deliver’, urges UN chief, as divides threaten conference negotiations ahead of deadline
18 november 2022 - 05:10:39Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - COP27 is scheduled to wrap up on Friday but countries remain divided on several significant issues including ‘loss [...] Full text...
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Four bodies of illegal migrants found off the Tunisian coast
15 november 2022 - 18:53:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coast guard on Tuesday found a body of an illegal migrant, bringing to four [...] Full text...
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UN agencies appeal for urgent disembarkation of stranded refugees, migrants in central Mediterranean
08 november 2022 - 09:34:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are urging [...] Full text...
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Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch
27 october 2022 - 20:08:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...
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Egypt urged to ensure civil society’s full participation in COP27 climate summit
08 october 2022 - 08:29:28Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN [...] Full text...
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Trade expert to lead Tony Blair Institute's infrastructure initiative in Africa
29 september 2022 - 09:17:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has announced the appointment of Frank Matsaert as Director of Trade [...] Full text...
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'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'
19 september 2022 - 06:15:42Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe rights group denounces 'abuses' by the army resulting in more than 40 deaths
14 august 2022 - 17:41:08Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso ( PANA) - A Burkina Faso human rights organisation, the Collective against Impunity and Stigmatisation of [...] Full text...
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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco
29 july 2022 - 20:46:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism
15 july 2022 - 15:29:23Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches
13 july 2022 - 07:48:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps
23 june 2022 - 21:14:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva
18 june 2022 - 12:13:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...
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Mali launches first edition of Kénèbé project dedicated to youth and women
10 june 2022 - 13:46:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Association Afrique Yeelen (AY), in partnership with the mayor's office of the Commune I of [...] Full text...
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Malian Red Cross aid workers killed in attack
02 june 2022 - 18:38:40Ouagadougou, (Mali) - Two humanitarian workers of the Malian Red Cross were killed on Wednesday in an attack on their [...] Full text...
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NGO advocates support for victims of sexual abuse in DRC
30 may 2022 - 05:21:29Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the [...] Full text...
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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya
07 may 2022 - 14:55:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO working in the defence of freedom of information and the press over the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, partners in Uganda seek US$47.8 million to support 60,000 refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan and eastern DRC
30 april 2022 - 10:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 44 humanitarian partners on Friday launched a coordinated [...] Full text...
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US gives $200 million for humanitarian assistance in Horn of Africa
28 april 2022 - 05:23:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States has announced more than $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the Horn of [...] Full text...
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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa
27 april 2022 - 06:57:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...
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Several sub-Saharan refugees in Tunis demand =evacuation to other countries
20 april 2022 - 13:09:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several refugees from sub-Saharan countries have been taking part in a sit-in in front of the [...] Full text...
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Libya resumes tensions amid lack of prospects for resolution of two-government issue ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 april 2022 - 19:18:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The military and political tension in Libya, exacerbated by the existence of two rival governments unable [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan, civil society officials agree on solutions to facilitate work of international NGOs
12 april 2022 - 12:52:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and civil society officials have agreed on the need to find appropriate solutions for the [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province
29 march 2022 - 10:32:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Twelve bodies of migrants washed up on Tunisian beaches
19 march 2022 - 15:34:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Coast Guard and Civil Protection units recovered 12 bodies of illegal migrants washed up by [...] Full text...
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Malian government suspends RFI and France 24 broadcasts until further notice
17 march 2022 - 15:37:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government announced on Wednesday a procedure to suspend until further notice the broadcasting of [...] Full text...
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Civil society actors deplore Polisario's exploitation of child soldiers
17 march 2022 - 14:45:16Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Several actors of the African, American and European civil society denounced Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland, the [...] Full text...
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NGO calls for preservation of Africa's natural resources
05 march 2022 - 16:21:22Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - International environmental network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA-Third World), has called for the [...] Full text...
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ENDA Tiers Monde wants greater gender involvement in implementation of Africa's 2030 and 2063 agendas
01 march 2022 - 20:47:57Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The international network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA Tiers Monde), has called for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to launch Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals
21 february 2022 - 20:14:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government is to launch a Sensitization Campaign Against Money Rituals, according to a statement [...] Full text...
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Senegalese NGO initiates march in support of transitional authorities in Mali
18 february 2022 - 16:00:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Dakar-Thieytou International March Association, a Senegalese NGO, has initiated a Dakar-Bamako march of 1,362 km [...] Full text...
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Madagascar braces for another cyclone as it struggles to recover from a recent one
05 february 2022 - 08:54:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Lives, livelihoods, and vital crops are at risk across Madagascar with Tropical Cyclone Batsirai expected to [...] Full text...
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FIFA sends mission to Guinea
31 january 2022 - 12:10:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation of football's governing body, the International Football Federation (FIFA), arrived on Sunday in Conakry [...] Full text...
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109 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
22 january 2022 - 13:46:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Some 109 illegal migrants, mostly Eritreans, were Friday rescued off the coast of Libya by a ship [...] Full text...
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Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 humanitarian plan for Somalia
20 december 2021 - 20:33:22Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per [...] Full text...
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Clashes in Cameroon’s Far North displace more than 100,000 people
20 december 2021 - 08:07:50Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region in the past two weeks have driven [...] Full text...
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South Africa moves to extradite high-profile Gupta brothers
10 december 2021 - 07:15:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An international campaign has been launched in South Africa to extradite a fugitive Indian [...] Full text...
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Libyan Director preaches peace ahead of Gambian polls
13 october 2021 - 19:23:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Basheer Nafia Abouazzoum, the Director of Libya-based International NGO, World Islamic Call Society (WICS), Wednesday urged [...] Full text...
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UNHCR, NGO to hold forum on solutions to Africa's forced displacement crisis
29 september 2021 - 11:02:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amahoro Coalition, an NGO, are to convene a forum [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 100 illegal migrants from West Africa
10 september 2021 - 18:15:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Navy on Friday rescued from drowning 100 illegal migrants whose boat was adrift 10 [...] Full text...
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NGO holds first ever session on the right to peaceful demonstration in Libya
30 august 2021 - 11:24:56Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan non-governmental organisation "Voices of Information" organised this weekend a consultation session, the first of [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report budget debate clashes between parliament and national unity government
29 august 2021 - 13:48:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week report the clash between MPs in the House of Representatives (parliament) and [...] Full text...
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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia
21 august 2021 - 20:50:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...
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Malian Society of Applied Sciences holds 12th Symposium
02 august 2021 - 12:04:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 12th Symposium on Applied Sciences, bringing together scientists, teacher-researchers and entrepreneurs from 14 African countries, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
30 july 2021 - 15:51:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...
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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya
27 july 2021 - 22:53:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Togo gov't to pay 40 million CFA to ex-soldier for rights violation
12 july 2021 - 05:35:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay compensation totalling 40 million [...] Full text...
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Women victims of insults and humiliation in Guinea during Covid-19 - Report
10 july 2021 - 12:33:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A report published by a non-governmental organization (NGO)- Femmes, Développement et Droits Humains en Guinée - [...] Full text...
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Kidnapped Malian NGO worker freed
08 july 2021 - 11:08:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A worker of a Malian NGO, who was kidnapped last Sunday by unidentified gunmen in central [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guard, port security staff condemn incident involving patrol boat chasing migrants
02 july 2021 - 21:07:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Coast Guard and Port Security Command Friday condemned an incident in which one of [...] Full text...
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US NGO grants USD 500 million support to Tunisia
01 july 2021 - 21:43:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian presidency welcomed the approval Wednesday by the board of directors of an American organization, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
29 june 2021 - 10:13:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan’s eastern refugee settlements of Um Rakuba and Tunaydbah have [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight results of the Berlin II Conference, departure of mercenaries
27 june 2021 - 17:58:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week have extensive coverage to the Berlin II Conference on Libya, focusing on [...] Full text...
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Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case
22 june 2021 - 23:06:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and [...] Full text...
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More than 500 civilians killed by armed groups in Burkina Faso's Sahel region this year
10 june 2021 - 13:59:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest attack on an artisanal gold mine near the village of Solhan in the [...] Full text...
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HRW urges Libyan government to lift restrictions on NGOs
05 june 2021 - 16:33:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Libyan government to review or cancel the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 90 illegal migrants
28 may 2021 - 15:29:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy, operating in the southeast island of Djerba on Thursday rescued 90 [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya
21 may 2021 - 11:38:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...
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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts
18 may 2021 - 06:44:50Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...
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Tensions could escalate to ‘full-scale war,’ UN Middle East envoy warns
12 may 2021 - 12:00:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process added his voice to calls [...] Full text...
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UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda
06 may 2021 - 10:58:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001
27 april 2021 - 15:08:13Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...
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Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says UN migration agency
23 april 2021 - 17:52:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO calls for faster and immediate departure of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya
10 april 2021 - 12:06:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission in Libya has called on the 5+5 Joint Military Commission to [...] Full text...
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France extends over 1.8 billion CFAF aid for vulnerable people in central and northern Mali
08 april 2021 - 13:10:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Wednesday signed two agreements in Bamako with the NGO Première urgence internationale (PUI) and [...] Full text...
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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International
08 april 2021 - 11:50:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...
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Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
08 april 2021 - 06:22:30New York, US (PANA) - The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights [...] Full text...
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Niger President Bazoum appoints Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister of Niger
04 april 2021 - 20:00:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has appointed Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou as Prime Minister, the Presidency announced in [...] Full text...
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TB, a major public health problem in Guinea, says MSF
31 march 2021 - 11:45:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Guinea, where 2,400 people died in 2019 [...] Full text...
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Irish NGO urges global collaboration in fighting Ebola
25 february 2021 - 10:21:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Behavioral change and working with communities to create awareness of Ebola symptoms are some of the [...] Full text...
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DRC govt appeals to international community for support to fight armed groups
24 february 2021 - 00:05:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The National Network of DRC Rights NGOs (RENADHOC) Tuesday called on the international community to [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO calls for settlement of case of detainees and missing persons
13 february 2021 - 18:58:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Committee in Libya Saturday called on the authorities "to work to settle [...] Full text...
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HRW urges Sahel leaders to end atrocities during counterterrorism operations
13 february 2021 - 12:06:20Bamako,Mali (PANA) - Heads of state gathering in Chad should commit to protecting the rights of civilians and detainees during [...] Full text...
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Anti-corruption NGO accuses Guinea government of passiveness
11 february 2021 - 12:37:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement, received Thursday by PANA, the Guinean Transparency Association (AGT) has slammed the increase [...] Full text...
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Pfizer expands access to cancer drugs in 45 African countries
10 february 2021 - 16:54:47New York, US (PANA) - US drug firm Pfizer has announced a partnership with IDA Foundation, an independent social enterprise [...] Full text...
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Two organisations condemn killing of at least 10 protesters by Angola security forces
03 february 2021 - 09:03:59Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human Rights Watch and OMUNGA, an Angolan NGO, have condemned a crackdown by Angolan security forces [...] Full text...
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36 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
22 january 2021 - 18:35:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 36 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued by Libyan coast guards as [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others
18 january 2021 - 17:19:40ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...
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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya
09 january 2021 - 16:42:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...
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More than 27% of Tunisian population live in extreme poverty, says NGO
24 december 2020 - 20:47:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 27 per cent of the Tunisian population, that is about 900,000 families live in [...] Full text...
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A major food and nutrition crisis looms in 2021 in the Sahel and West Africa
24 december 2020 - 17:03:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - With 16.7 million people in need of immediate food assistance including 9.2 million in Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 20:37:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...
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Gerddes-Africa alerts on situation of political refugees in Benin
18 december 2020 - 23:19:28Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The study and research group for democracy and economic and social development (GERDDES-Africa) Friday called for [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO condemns trial of civilians by military courts in the east
14 december 2020 - 09:21:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO, the Organisation for Independent Information, has condemned Sunday's trial in the east of [...] Full text...
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Beninese rights body denounces illegal burial of victim of May 2019 demonstrations
11 december 2020 - 21:03:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese human rights and people’s organisation (ODHP) Friday denounced the secret burial of Prudence Amoussou, [...] Full text...
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M-pesa Foundation to improve 30,000 girls' menstrual health
07 december 2020 - 20:25:20Kilifi, Kenya (PANA) - M-PESA Foundation Monday committed $202,303 to improve menstrual hygiene among teenage girls as part of Safaricom’s [...] Full text...
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Rights body alarmed by attacks on freedom of speech and association in Chad
02 december 2020 - 18:43:38Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international said on Wednesday that with the approach of the presidential election set for April [...] Full text...
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DR Congo urged to crack down on perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence
26 november 2020 - 12:55:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The coordinator of the NGO "Femmes debout", Jacquie Mboyo, on Wednesday called on the government [...] Full text...
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Congo launches public awareness campaign on evils of gender-based violence
25 november 2020 - 17:58:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The NGO, Avenir Nepad-Congo, on Wednesday launched a 16-day public awareness campaign on the evils of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian NGO condemns medical waste dumped in Sousse by Italians
25 november 2020 - 16:56:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has expressed concern about the alleged presence at [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: HRW recommends amendment of draft law on associations
24 november 2020 - 21:41:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental organization devoted to defending human rights around the world, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Advocacy group raises red flag on global land inequality
24 november 2020 - 10:48:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - Land inequality in most countries around the world, is threatening the livelihoods of the world's poorest, [...] Full text...
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Global leaders to shape Davos Agenda ahead of 2021 Year of 'rebuilding trust' - NGO
23 november 2020 - 18:30:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the [...] Full text...
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Death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Libya reaches 100
13 november 2020 - 23:07:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Friday that the death toll from two boats carrying [...] Full text...
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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters
13 november 2020 - 07:52:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...
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More tragedy on the Mediterranean as 74 migrants reportedly drown off Libya coast
13 november 2020 - 06:27:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...
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Ivorian authorities urged to ensure respect for human rights before, during and after elections
31 october 2020 - 15:39:35Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Saturday called on the Ivorian authorities to ensure respect for human rights before, [...] Full text...
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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations
27 october 2020 - 19:26:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...
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UN shocked, outraged over horrific attack on Cameroon school
26 october 2020 - 16:59:21New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which [...] Full text...
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Nearly 5 million children need help to survive in Nigeria, Mauritania, Niger and Chad - Save the Children
15 october 2020 - 17:45:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has caused a 60 percent increase in the number of children in [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU launches two new projects to protect illegal migrants
14 october 2020 - 18:29:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As part of its cooperation with The Gambia on migration management, the European Union (EU) has [...] Full text...
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UNESCO Director- General visits Brazzaville and Kinshasa
14 october 2020 - 15:17:04Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is due in Central Africa on Wednesday for a 48-hour official visit [...] Full text...
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Climate Justice campaigner urges banks to lead a just recovery from health, economic crises
13 october 2020 - 08:57:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civil society groups are urging banks to lead a just recovery from global health and economic crises. The [...] Full text...
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Guinea NGO lodges human rights complaint against government before ICC
05 october 2020 - 12:11:43Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A Guinean non-governmental organization (NGO), Tournons la Page, announced on Monday that it has filed a [...] Full text...
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190 illegal migrants perish in September off Libyan coast - NGO report
29 september 2020 - 13:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -More than 190 illegal migrants perished in September off the Libyan coast, a non-governmental organisation monitoring migrant [...] Full text...
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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence
25 september 2020 - 12:50:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...
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U.S. airlift emergency assistance for flood victims in Sudan
22 september 2020 - 21:16:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday airlifted urgently needed relief supplies to assist [...] Full text...
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Congo: Five killed, several wounded in road accident in center of country
21 september 2020 - 19:58:44Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five people were killed and several others injured in a road accident Monday between the small [...] Full text...
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Tunisian NGO denounces racism against sub-Sahara African workers
20 september 2020 - 16:31:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has strongly condemned racist aggression against Sub-Sahara African workers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, finds new study
17 september 2020 - 14:12:49New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court Judge proposes new approaches to improve enforcement of court decisions
14 september 2020 - 17:21:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A judge of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Dupe Atoki, has expressed concern at the [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces
11 september 2020 - 21:09:34Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...
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March against kidnappings holds September 12 in Kinshasa
11 september 2020 - 17:28:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Civil society organisations have called out their members to attend a massive protest march on [...] Full text...
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