Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

01 october 2024 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...

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South African football legend Stanley Tshabalala dies

12 july 2024 - 10:56:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African football coach Stanley Tshabalala has died, three months after being shot [...] Full text...

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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

06 july 2024 - 09:06:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...

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EU becomes observer of Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment

22 april 2024 - 11:00:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will soon become a ‘Friend’, meaning observer, of the Djibouti Code of [...] Full text...

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Former death row inmates benefit from presidential pardon in Benin

18 february 2024 - 15:54:35
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eleven former death row inmates are among 345 prisoners pardoned last December by the President of [...] Full text...

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Killer of South Africa's former First Lady granted parole

15 august 2023 - 08:06:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man convicted of murdering former first lady Marike De Klerk has been granted [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum

03 august 2023 - 11:37:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday  joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention

03 august 2023 - 06:22:11
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks 30th anniversary of church massacre

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

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Ghana's Parliament repeals death penalty

25 july 2023 - 20:39:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament on Tuesday repealed the death penalty after approving an amendment to the criminal offences [...] Full text...

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Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

22 june 2023 - 06:36:57
New York, US (PANA) - International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2023 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Ceasefire held 'in some parts' but 'in some cases, intensified' - UN official

26 april 2023 - 06:23:42
New York, US (PANA) - The 72 hour ceasefire in Sudan's fighting brokered by the US that began on Monday [...] Full text...

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Dozens of civilians killed in communal clash in Sudan

16 november 2022 - 13:51:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new communal conflict has erupted in central Darfur state, near the border with Central African [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor visits mass graves in western Libyan town

07 november 2022 - 16:15:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Monday visited sites of [...] Full text...

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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

02 november 2022 - 17:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...

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Mali: Armed groups complicate humanitarian access in the north-east

12 october 2022 - 16:22:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The activities of armed terrorist groups are further complicating humanitarian access in the Ménaka region [...] Full text...

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US warns citizens not to travel to Mali in security alert

31 july 2022 - 15:19:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The US Embassy in Mali has issued a security alert warning Americans not to travel to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to purchase high-speed boat from Japan for enhanced maritime security In Gulf Of Guinea

29 june 2022 - 05:20:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has signed an agreement with Japan for an Economic and Social Development Programme involving the acquisition of [...] Full text...

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South African opposition asks FBI to probe President Cyril Ramaphosa

21 june 2022 - 12:28:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday said it has requested that [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa denies 'criminal conduct' allegations from former spy boss

02 june 2022 - 13:27:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African presidency on Thursday denied allegations of concealment of crime made against [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls on Nigerian authorities to prioritise justice for abuses against protesters

09 may 2022 - 06:09:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday asked the Nigerian authorities to act on [...] Full text...

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Libya loses 1,600 b/d of oil following attack on pipelines

04 march 2022 - 20:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Sirte Oil and Gas Production and Industrialization Company announced that its crude transport pipelines in [...] Full text...

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UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

11 january 2022 - 05:48:14
New York, US (PANA) - After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry denounces robbery of 11 police cars in Sebha

15 december 2021 - 13:40:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of the Interior has condemned the robbery of police cars on Monday, which [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament discusses monitoring of electoral process behind closed doors

07 december 2021 - 14:08:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is on Tuesday meeting behind closed doors in the eastern city of Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament to convene plenary Tuesday, to discuss the electoral process

06 december 2021 - 19:20:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouairi, has called for [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court of Appeal overturns decision disqualifying Haftar from presidential elections

06 december 2021 - 17:00:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the court in Zawiya (45 km [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay off Somalia coast

04 december 2021 - 06:31:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram desertions in Nigeria could be the tipping point - Study

19 august 2021 - 11:13:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At At least 2,122 people associated with Boko Haram have left the group since Abubakar Shekau, [...] Full text...

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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration

25 july 2021 - 16:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law

23 july 2021 - 20:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius

02 july 2021 - 10:12:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation  in the country [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari launches ‘War Against Drug Abuse’

26 june 2021 - 17:06:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday launched a "War Against Drug Abuse" (WADA) sounding an alarm [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief

13 may 2021 - 18:57:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Gambia foreign minister calls for maritime security

28 april 2021 - 18:01:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has urged the Gulf of Guinea countries to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001

27 april 2021 - 15:08:13
Lagos, 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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EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta in Somalia gets new Commander

20 april 2021 - 18:46:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vice Admiral José [...] Full text...

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Ghana targets 7.5m properties for unique digital addresses

12 april 2021 - 22:53:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Vice-President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia said here Monday local authorities had identified some 7.5 million [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars

12 february 2021 - 11:09:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for humanitarian access to reach tens of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe army conducted 305 patrols during first week of February, 2021 - official

09 february 2021 - 22:00:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe army conducted 113 air operations, 38 security operations and 305 patrols from 1-7 [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Nigerian authorities of 'covering up' Lekki toll gate violence

28 january 2021 - 12:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities have failed to bring to justice those suspected to be responsible for the brutal [...] Full text...

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Youth, police resume violent clashes in Tunisia

03 january 2021 - 14:36:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes between demonstrators and police officers in the town of Maknine (135 km south of Tunis) [...] Full text...

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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia

23 december 2020 - 19:02:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has  prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...

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HRW decries punitive financial moves against Nigerian protesters

13 november 2020 - 07:52:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities appear to have used coercive financial measures to suppress protests against police brutality, a [...] Full text...

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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say

03 november 2020 - 18:33:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least [...] Full text...

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New militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta spell out demands to avert resumption of hostilities

26 october 2020 - 06:58:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new coalition of militant groups drawn from the nine States of Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Reformed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari orders #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating

23 october 2020 - 06:57:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night told the #EndSARS protesters to stop demonstrating and condemned [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria

22 october 2020 - 23:00:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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AU condemns violence in Nigeria's #EndSars protests

22 october 2020 - 07:22:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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'At least 12 killed in Lagos' on Tuesday in Nigeria's #EndSars protests: Amnesty International

22 october 2020 - 06:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 12 peaceful protesters were killed on Tuesday at two locations in Nigeria's commercial capital, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Nigerian security operatives to exercise restraint in the #EndSars protests

21 october 2020 - 17:09:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission on Wednesday urged Nigerian security operatives to [...] Full text...

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Nigerians in Ghana gather at High Commission in solidarity with #EndSars

21 october 2020 - 15:23:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerians in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, converged on the Nigerian High Commission on Wednesday in solidarity [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to police brutality, abuses in Nigeria

21 october 2020 - 15:18:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake [...] Full text...

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Biden, Clinton urge Nigerian president Buhari to end violent crackdown on protesters

21 october 2020 - 10:46:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Top politicians of the Democratic Party of the United States of America -- Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria

20 october 2020 - 17:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly have taken the lead in moves to stop the ongoing #EndSARS protests and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't bows to demands by #ENDSARS protesters on Police brutality, extra-judicial killings, extortion and intimidation

13 october 2020 - 18:01:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As the federal government scrambled for ways to end the ongoing Youth protests, a Presidential panel [...] Full text...

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10 killed in Nigeria's #ENDSARS protests, says Amnesty International

13 october 2020 - 15:29:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, claims  the Nigeria Police killed “at least” 10 Nigerians since [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders Police Chief to prosecute officers involved in extra-judicial killings, extortion, recklessness

12 october 2020 - 18:12:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's police boss scraps notorious unit accused of extrajudicial killings, extortion and intimidation of citizens

11 october 2020 - 16:31:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following protests in the streets of major cities and social media, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Mohammed [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for 'impunity' enjoyed by 'notorious' police unit

07 october 2020 - 07:22:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities have failed to tackle the impunity enjoyed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rwandan court upholds pre-trial detention of controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie

02 october 2020 - 20:49:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan court on Friday maintained the 30-day pre-trial detention of Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan who [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero nto face terrorism charges

05 september 2020 - 16:38:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The repatriation  this week of a self-proclaimed 'hero’ of the famous movie 'Hotel Rwanda', was highlighted [...] Full text...

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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims

30 august 2020 - 17:11:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two quarantine escapees arrested in Eastern Rwanda

23 july 2020 - 18:42:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two people who fled a quarantine centre in Eastern Rwanda have been arrested after several weeks [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Rwanda hunting for 2 escapees from quarantine camp

09 july 2020 - 14:40:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   Rwanda's security agency is hunting two detainees who  tested positive for Covid-19 but escaped from a [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Buhari restates military's ability to bring banditry, violence under control

17 june 2020 - 07:08:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stressed that the country's Armed Forces are "fully capable" of [...] Full text...

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36 cases of suicide or suicide attempts recorded in May in Tunisia

16 june 2020 - 17:12:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of suicides or attempted suicides in May reached 36 cases of which 72% were [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 07:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy

23 may 2020 - 11:34:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...

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Ten pirates arrested in Nigerian waters to be tried under country's anti-piracy law

20 may 2020 - 10:45:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 10 pirates who were arrested by Nigerian Navy Special Forces after attacking and boarding a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, Beninese navies rescue 11 crew aboard hijacked Portuguese vessel

23 april 2020 - 17:02:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A combined Naval operation, under the auspices of ECOWAS Maritime Zone E, has led to the [...] Full text...

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New forms of crimes reported in Tunisia during health confinement

22 april 2020 - 21:45:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The Tunisian minister of Interior, Hichem Mechichi, Wednesday revealed the incidence of new forms of crime [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari writes Nigeria's Chief Justice over COVID-19, demands urgent measures to decongest prisons

21 april 2020 - 21:33:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  -  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria deploys military against COVID-19 looters and criminals

17 april 2020 - 12:56:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst escalating reports of looting and armed robbery attacks around the country especially in Lagos, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus, post-election problems highlighted by Togolese newspapers

15 march 2020 - 15:31:07
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - News about the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge of results of the 22 February presidential election [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new Force Commander for prevention of piracy off Somali coast

12 march 2020 - 19:24:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday announced the appointment of Rear Admiral lgnacio Villanueva Serrano as new [...] Full text...

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Botswana hangs death row inmate

22 february 2020 - 12:53:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has executed a 29 year-old man for a murder offence committed in 2014. Wamorena Molefhe, the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police gun down seven suspected gangsters

20 february 2020 - 13:25:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police early Thursday shot dead seven suspected gangsters in Kajiado county as the crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Benin: Armed robbers strip businessman of 4 million CFA francs

16 february 2020 - 13:52:05
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Robbers stripped a seller of more than 4,040,000 CFA francs during an operation on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police confirm killing of 14 villagers by armed bandits in Kebbi State

17 january 2020 - 12:39:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police has said that 14 people were killed when armed bandits invaded a remote [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police warned against corruption

23 december 2019 - 14:51:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that [...] Full text...

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French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate ask Nigerian govt to declare state of emergency over rising unemployment

11 december 2019 - 20:01:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - The Nigerian senate Wednesday called on the executive branch of the federal government to declare a [...] Full text...

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Mali security situation reaches critical threshold, warns UN human rights expert

03 december 2019 - 16:00:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA)– The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of State [...] Full text...

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‘Continuing deterioration’ leaves Mali facing critical security level: UN expert

03 december 2019 - 06:23:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The security situation in Mali has now reached a critical level, with a limited presence of [...] Full text...

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Botswana police warn public against fraudsters posing as police officers

25 november 2019 - 14:16:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Services is warning the public against fraudsters posing as police officers and swindling [...] Full text...

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Gunmen raid southern Senegal villages before fleeing to Guinea-Bissau

19 november 2019 - 15:26:00
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Unidentified gunmen on Sunday raided Niagha and Sinthiang Tening villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, robbing people [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top prosecutor to probe football star's murder

05 november 2019 - 13:40:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African lobby group AfriForum on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Advocate Gerrie [...] Full text...

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South Africa: NPA addresses top goalkeeper's murder

26 october 2019 - 18:20:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority is yet to arrest suspects who killed former Orlando [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches report on attack on press freedom in Nigeria

14 october 2019 - 18:57:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Monday launched a report chronicling attacks on the press [...] Full text...

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Global Maritime Security conference vows to criminalise proceeds of illegal activities in Gulf of Guinea

10 october 2019 - 07:35:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) has ended in Abuja with declaration that it will globally [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2-day conference on migration in West Africa opens in Abuja

08 october 2019 - 16:56:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A two-day regional conference opened on Tuesday in Abuja towards working out the place of migration [...] Full text...

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Refugee group denounces "crimes covered" by Malian army in Timbuktu

27 september 2019 - 14:23:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Executives of the Collective of the Berabich Diaspora in Mauritania (CCDBM-refugees from Northern Mali) "condemn with [...] Full text...

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EU naval operation off Somalia coast gets new commander

26 september 2019 - 11:33:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish General Antonio Planells Palau has been appointed commander of the operation EUNAVFOR-Atalanta, the European maritime [...] Full text...

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Three inmates killed while attempting to escape from Rwanda's maximum-security prison

13 september 2019 - 19:27:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least three inmates have been shot and killed on Friday while being escorted by prison [...] Full text...

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Policing alone cannot solve South Africa's violence - ISS Study

12 september 2019 - 13:12:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Strengthening the rule of law in South Africa is crucial but not sufficient for improving public [...] Full text...

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Three injured in robbery of their vehicles in northern Mali

31 august 2019 - 12:59:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three people were seriously injured the three vehicles in which they were travelling were robbed by [...] Full text...

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Seventeen killed by armed bandits in northwest Nigeria

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

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UN chief lauds women humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2019 - 06:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres has lauded the work of women humanitarians saying it makes a “huge [...] Full text...

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Four soldiers arrested for residential assault in Cape Verdean capital

16 august 2019 - 17:53:54
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde National Police (PN) announced on Friday in Praia that they have arrested [...] Full text...

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Second female banker in less than a month robs Zambian bank

05 july 2019 - 15:21:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A female banker in Zambia, identified as Imenda Musialike, has fled after allegedly stealing K59,000 from [...] 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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Amnesty International says torture still prevalent in Nigeria

26 june 2019 - 15:18:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Torture is still rife in Nigeria, Amnesty International (AI) said on Wednesday, calling on authorities in [...] Full text...

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Five employees of Libyan oil company fall victims of armed robbery

22 june 2019 - 12:52:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five employees of oil company Akakus, owned by the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), were robbed [...] Full text...

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Three people robbed and released in southern Senegal

17 june 2019 - 20:18:35
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -  Two Senegalese and a Chinese national were robbed on Sunday by unidentified gunmen in the Ouonck [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military rulers reinforce security as civil disobedience action enters second day

10 june 2019 - 11:15:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers say they are reinforcing security in the country as civil disobedience action called [...] Full text...

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Buhari orders implementation of State, local Police, first time in 53 years

03 june 2019 - 16:26:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja directed the Inspector General of Police, the Federal [...] Full text...

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Man suspected of kidnapping relatives for money in 2017 arrested

28 may 2019 - 17:40:32
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A 26-year-old man, suspected of kidnapping relatives in Calheta, São Miguel, Santiago Island, in August [...] Full text...

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Armed robbers terrorise southern Senegal

24 may 2019 - 15:19:32
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Men armed with guns, suspected to be supporters of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police boss says 157 kidnappers, 275 armed robbery suspects arrested in one month in Nigeria

10 may 2019 - 18:29:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s top Police boss, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Friday said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's unemployment rate to hit 33.5 per cent next year, says Minister

02 may 2019 - 19:26:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Thursday said that the country's official [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Police officer injured in shoot out with abductors of President Buhari hometown chief

02 may 2019 - 18:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Katsina Police Command, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday said its patrol teams at Kusada Division intercepted [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military says 39 armed bandits killed in Zamfara State

14 april 2019 - 15:30:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its aircraft “totally destroyed” an armed bandits’ logistics base [...] Full text...

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Atalanta operation in Indian Ocean gets new commander

15 march 2019 - 10:04:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Spanish Rear Admiral Ricardo Hernandez has been appointed the Commander of the Atalanta Operation, which hunts [...] Full text...

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Widespread violence, other issues, mar elections in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections

23 february 2019 - 15:01:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly elections are being marred by widespread late arrival of electoral materials, [...] Full text...

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11 killed in Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria

16 february 2019 - 20:11:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Saturday confirmed the death of 11 people when Boko Haram gunmen and [...] Full text...

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Piracy, high seas crime growing, becoming more sophisticated, UN Security Council told

06 february 2019 - 05:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - International maritime crime is becoming “increasingly sophisticated” as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges [...] Full text...

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Killers of Guinea gov't officials heavily sentenced

04 february 2019 - 20:43:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Killers of the former director general of the Treasury of Guinea, Aïssatou Boiro, and the computer [...] Full text...

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Crime threat to SA farming community a grave concern, says Institute of Race Relations

30 january 2019 - 13:36:05
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to be threatened by a volatile security situation, and it is [...] Full text...

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16 inmates from Rwanda juvenile prison pardoned for passing college entrance exams

17 january 2019 - 19:29:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For passing this year's national college entrance examination, the Rwandan President Paul Kagame, has pardoned [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: Explosion rocks Nairobi upmarket business complex

15 january 2019 - 13:23:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A bomb explosion rocked an upmarket business complex in Nairobi on Tuesday, with several cars set [...] Full text...

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Head of Ivorian community in Tunisia murdered in burglary

24 december 2018 - 15:30:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Ivorian community head n Tunisia, Falico Coulibaly, was killed Sunday night in a robbery perpetrated [...] Full text...

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South African liberation heroes' relatives shot dead

02 november 2018 - 15:53:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The nephew of liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada and his son, who was a Muslim [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears plea to protect victims of ‘brutal’ sexual violence in South Sudan

18 september 2018 - 05:35:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of South Sudan’s women and girls “should no longer be ignored”, UN investigators told [...] Full text...

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US issues travel warning to South Africa visitors

14 september 2018 - 11:54:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United States has issued a travel advisory to its citizens travelling to South [...] Full text...

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UN Chief for Human Rights warns DRC authorities on suppression of peaceful protests

07 september 2018 - 17:07:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...

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HRW slams arrests, detentions of journalists in Nigeria

21 august 2018 - 08:20:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Several recent arrests and detentions of journalists and activists in Nigeria suggest a disturbing trend toward [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for reform of Nigeria's anti-robbery squad

14 august 2018 - 19:40:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Nigerian government to initiate an immediate [...] Full text...

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Sudanese gov't condemns rebel operations in Darfur's Jebel Mara

23 june 2018 - 11:14:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has condemned what it called "criminal" attacks and "plundering" by rebel elements [...] Full text...

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MSF stops operating clinics around South Sudan's Mundri town

01 may 2018 - 05:38:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has stopped operating clinics in remote areas [...] Full text...

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Homicide cases up in Gambia - Interior Minister

09 april 2018 - 11:50:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Interior Minister Ebrima Mballow has said police data have shown a jump in homicides across the [...] Full text...

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Botswana death row inmate escapes hanging

09 january 2018 - 17:49:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday set free a death row inmate, Tsholefelo Maselwa, who was [...] Full text...

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Nigeria says death of two citizens in South Africa being investigated

16 november 2017 - 10:00:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday said that two of its citizens have been killed in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges ‘comprehensive response’ to piracy off Somali coast

08 november 2017 - 05:33:40
New York, USA (PANA) – Condemning the acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, [...] Full text...

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IRCR condemns killing of staff in Central African Republic

06 november 2017 - 12:12:51
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed shock and sadness at [...] Full text...

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DRC: MONUSCO 'gravely concerned' by use of lethal weapons in Bukavu crowd control

26 september 2017 - 12:43:01
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in DRC (MONUSCO) say they are "gravely concerned" by the use of lethal force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military intensifies action against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria

24 august 2017 - 18:47:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Sixty-eight Boko Haram terrorists have in the last three weeks surrendered to the Nigerian Army in [...] Full text...

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Gambia: 'We're being denied our constitutional rights', Gambia's former ruling party protests

22 july 2017 - 12:15:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Re-Orientation and Construction (APRC) is protesting what it describes as [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Robber wanted by INTERPOL arrested in Botswana

10 may 2017 - 14:28:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana police have arrested an armed robbery suspect on the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) wanted [...] Full text...

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Benin: Germany supports strengthening of ECOWAS maritime security architecture

02 may 2017 - 14:42:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission will on Thursday in Cotonou receive technical equipment donated by the German Government [...] Full text...

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US: Nigerian held for robbing four New York banks

19 april 2017 - 07:42:11
New York, US (PANA) - A 53-year-old Nigerian, Abdullahi Shuaibu, has been arrested by the New York Police for allegedly [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Hungry people abandon homes in South Sudan's Imatong state

23 march 2017 - 19:16:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Up to 75 per cent of people living in Imatong state of South Sudan may [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge more men to stand up for women's empowerment

14 march 2017 - 06:56:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the need for more men to support women's aspirations [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police reveal alarming murder, rape statistics

03 march 2017 - 12:51:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African police on Friday revealed that there has been a slight decrease [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Manager of popular Soweto restaurant shot dead

30 january 2017 - 11:36:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police have confirmed that the manager of a popular restaurant in South Africa’s most [...] Full text...

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Benin: Rights group says death row prisoners in Benin held in cruel limbo

16 january 2017 - 06:45:07
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says prisoners on death row in Benin are languishing in a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa's most notorious prisoner dead at 41

28 december 2016 - 06:44:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ananias Mathe, South Africa’s most notorious prisoner, died at Durban’s King Edward VII Hospital [...] Full text...

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France: INTERPOL border operation targets organized crime networks across West Africa

08 december 2016 - 11:37:36
Lyon, France (PANA) - An INTERPOL-led border security operation across West Africa has resulted in the arrest of human traffickers, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Navy begins 5-day exercise in Niger Delta

01 december 2016 - 13:51:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy Thursday began a five-day exercise in the Niger Delta region, aimed at honing [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EU extends mandate of Somalia Operation Atalanta

28 november 2016 - 15:52:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The European Council on Monday announced extension of the mandate of its Naval Force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Navy drills in combating piracy on Nigeria's oil, gas installations

03 november 2016 - 18:48:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Thursday began a two-day exercise code named ‘Exercise Sharkbite’ involving four warships, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 3 Zimbabwean suspects plead in horrific murder case

25 october 2016 - 15:39:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three Zimbabwean men, on trial for a horrific double murder that rocked South Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN condemns attack on refugee hosting area in western Niger

07 october 2016 - 19:44:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the attack against a security post at a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU official says tense, unpredictable situation persists in Darfur

15 september 2016 - 13:26:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The security situation in the restive region of Darfur in western Sudan remains "tense and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari assures foreign investors of security, protection of investments

28 august 2016 - 13:31:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday night, “strongly assured” existing and prospective foreign investors that their [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu embarrassed by court ruling ahead of Thursday’s election (Feature by Mildred Mulenga, PANA correspondent)

09 august 2016 - 10:34:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has suffered an embarrassment ahead of Thursday’s general elections after a landmark [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian minister says piracy remains major threat

27 july 2016 - 08:09:45
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries Minister Premdut Koonjoo has said maritime security remains a [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria: Navy parades 5 alleged members of Niger Delta Avengers over attacks on pipelines

01 june 2016 - 13:57:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy Wednesday paraded five suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), alleged to [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU appoints new Operation Commander for EU NAVFOR Somalia

18 may 2016 - 09:40:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union's Political and Security Committee on 18 May 2016 appointed Brigadier Robert Magowan CBE, [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges stronger regional approach on piracy in Gulf of Guinea

25 april 2016 - 21:27:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Monday reiterated a call for a comprehensive regional framework to eradicate piracy [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Business slows down amid crackdown on Gambia protests

20 april 2016 - 16:31:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The peaceful protests last week and over the weekend has slowed down businesses in The Gambia. PANA [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Alleged Rwandan 'spy' was a thug facing robbery charges - Parents

16 march 2016 - 14:05:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A few days after Burundian authorities paraded a man identified as Corporal Rucyahintare Cyprien, and claiming [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS court begins hearing in case challenging death row provisions in Nigeria's statute books

18 january 2016 - 22:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, will Tuesday begin hearing in a case brought by Nnenna [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan, Ethiopia to form joint-committee on handling security breaches

28 december 2015 - 14:58:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to form a “joint mechanism” to handle security problems along their [...] Full text...

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Malawi: IOM assists stranded Ethiopian migrants to return home from Malawi

06 november 2015 - 13:54:48
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Fifty Ethiopian irregular migrants who were stranded in Malawi returned home this week under the facilitation [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US Embassy issues new 'high crime' alert for Zambia

21 august 2015 - 11:50:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United States Embassy in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, has issued a new high crime alert [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: '1,059 die in 75 attacks in Nigeria since 29 May'

20 august 2015 - 14:28:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 1,059 people have been killed in 75 major attacks in Northern Nigeria since the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Air force bombards Boko Haram fortress

16 august 2015 - 10:59:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A few days after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the new military chiefs to defeat Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: End Boko Haram insurgency in 3 months, Buhari charges military chiefs

13 august 2015 - 17:38:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria Thursday gave the new military chiefs three months to defeat the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudanese army protests Libyan 'support' for Darfur rebels

11 august 2015 - 17:34:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday protested to Libya's military attaché here about the accommodation and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Editors hail govt's anti-corruption efforts

10 august 2015 - 10:03:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The umbrella Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has hailed the federal government's fight against corruption, according [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Armed robbery caught by Google camera

24 july 2015 - 12:05:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s ongoing crime problems are making international headlines again - this time after [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Nigerian AU delegate robbed in Johannesburg

11 june 2015 - 10:32:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway for a group of men posing as policemen who [...] Full text...

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Senegal: African Human Rights Court to hold 37th Ordinary Session

15 may 2015 - 15:54:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will hold its 37th Ordinary Session between18 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ex-national soccer star killed in car accident

07 april 2015 - 11:31:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in for former South African national striker Richard Henyekane who was [...] Full text...

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2015 CAF Champions league: Rescheduled match ends Moghreb Tetouan 4-0 Kano Pillars

22 march 2015 - 11:00:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Moroccan side Moghreb Tétouan walloped Kano Pillars of Nigeria 4–0 Saturday in a first-leg, first-round match [...] Full text...

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Botswana: 'Zimbabwean robbery suspects wanted in Botswana still at large'

13 march 2015 - 08:58:48
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana police said two Zimbabweans who are wanted in connection with an armed robbery that [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy welcomes recent progress in Cote d'Ivoire

13 january 2015 - 22:30:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Ms. Aichatou [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Organisation calls for impeachment of judge in British honeymoon murder case

06 january 2015 - 16:47:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A formal complaint will be laid against Western Cape High Court Deputy Judge President [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Honeymoon murder accused leaves South Africa

09 december 2014 - 14:06:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just 24 hours after being acquitted of murdering his wife, Anni, on their honeymoon [...] Full text...

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South Africa: British honeymoon murder accused acquitted

08 december 2014 - 11:53:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - British businessman Shrien Dewani was on Monday acquitted of murdering his wife Anni while [...] Full text...

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South Africa: State moves to continue murder trial of UK businessman

25 november 2014 - 11:58:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - State prosecutor Adrian Mopp on Tuesday told the Western Cape High Court that the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania:Violence against women is an affront to human dignity (Viewpoint By Donald Kaberuka, President, Africa Development Bank)

25 november 2014 - 07:55:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Idah Chilufya is a cross-border trader in the Great Lakes region. She is a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: National football team back with a bang (Sports Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Cape Town)

22 november 2014 - 12:35:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - What a difference a year makes. When the South African Football Association (SAFA) axed [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges UN member states to strengthen efforts against piracy

12 november 2014 - 19:00:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Wednesday reaffirmed its condemnation of all acts of piracy and robbery [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Charges dropped against man suspected of killing national goalkeeper

11 november 2014 - 11:27:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In an extraordinary development in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, the National Prosecuting Authority [...] Full text...

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South Africa: National football players visit grave of fallen Bafana Bafana captain

10 november 2014 - 18:22:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's national football team on Monday visited the grave of their fallen captain [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police address investigations into death of South Africa's national goalkeeper

03 november 2014 - 14:31:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Senior South African police official Vinesh Moonoo on Monday said investigations into last [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa united in grief as fallen hero is laid to rest (By Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)

01 november 2014 - 12:04:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – All of South Africa is united in grief after fallen hero Senzo Meyiwa was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police confident of arresting killers of South Africa's national goalkeeper

28 october 2014 - 18:01:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African police on Tuesday released facial compositions of two suspects involved in shooting [...] Full text...

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