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UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy
31 july 2024 - 14:49:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 refugees and asylum seekers have been evacuated from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...
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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
26 july 2024 - 14:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official, diplomats discuss final document of upcoming Trans-Mediterranean Forum on Migration
15 july 2024 - 12:18:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director of the European Affairs Department at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International [...] Full text...
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More than 300 migrants voluntarily repatriated by IOM from Libya to their home countries
02 july 2024 - 15:32:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 303 illegal migrants from Guinea Bissau, Benin and Bangladesh have been repatriated from [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Second Conference on Protection of Migrant Minors in The Hague
26 june 2024 - 18:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of State for Political Affairs reaffirms Libya's commitment to the safety of migrants
11 june 2024 - 18:01:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
06 june 2024 - 09:48:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reviews preparations for Conference on combating illegal migration and border security
05 june 2024 - 18:33:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a meeting held in Tripoli on Wednesday, the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
04 june 2024 - 12:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...
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76 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week, according to IOM
13 may 2024 - 16:57:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 76 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 5-11 May, announced the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies mourn loss of nearly 50 migrants bound for Canary Islands
02 may 2024 - 05:49:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) and refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday mourned yet another major [...] Full text...
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US sanctions leaders of hostage-taking terrorists in West Africa
24 april 2024 - 05:20:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN Department of State on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a total of seven Jama’at [...] Full text...
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Libyan, European officials discuss fight against illegal immigration
23 april 2024 - 11:29:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Hamada, Director of the Department of European Affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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At least 38 migrants perish in boat disaster off Djibouti coast
10 april 2024 - 05:42:36Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister announces visit to Ras Jedir border crossing prior to its reopening
01 april 2024 - 16:41:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Libyan Interior Minister in the government of national unity, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, Monday [...] Full text...
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Libya works with AU, EU and UN on mechanisms to combat migration
01 april 2024 - 16:20:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has discussed with the Tripartite Working [...] Full text...
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Libya coast guard rescues 130 illegal migrants
29 march 2024 - 14:15:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coastal guard has rescued 130 illegal migrants in the north of the western al-Garabolli [...] Full text...
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Navy intercept 180 sub-Saharan migrants, retrieve two bodies off Tunisian coast
21 march 2024 - 18:04:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two bodies of sub-Saharan migrants were fished out of the sea and 180 other migrants intercepted [...] Full text...
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60 migrants drown near Libyan coast: IOM report
17 march 2024 - 14:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 60 people on board a ship carrying migrants from the Libyan coast have drowned, [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption
05 march 2024 - 06:42:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
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Italian Interior Minister visits Tripoli
14 february 2024 - 14:40:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantidozzi, arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday for a working [...] Full text...
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Thirteen Sudanese migrants perish off the Tunisian coast, 27 others missing
08 february 2024 - 17:55:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coastguard Thursday fished out 13 bodies of illegal migrants after their boat sank nine [...] Full text...
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EU delegation, Services responsible for combating illegal migration in Libya meet over border security
07 february 2024 - 14:26:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between officials of the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the government of national [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister stresses importance of adopting laws to criminalise terrorist acts
30 january 2024 - 17:44:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defence, Abdulhamid al [...] Full text...
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119 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM
19 january 2024 - 16:13:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 7 and 16 January, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister hails role of Libyan Mukhtars in national reconciliation
18 january 2024 - 10:37:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of the efforts and role of [...] Full text...
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HRW denounces persistence of impunity in Libya for perpetrators of human rights violations
13 january 2024 - 14:12:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed groups and militias in Libya continue to commit violations against Libyans and illegal migrants in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for an end to centralisation and greater autonomy for municipalities
12 january 2024 - 16:05:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Libya PM sets out conditions to abolish fuel subsidies
12 january 2024 - 13:00:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has set two conditions for the abolition of subsidies. The [...] Full text...
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More than 1,200 illegal migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week
05 january 2024 - 12:49:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,234 illegal migrants were intercepted on the sea and returned to Libya during [...] Full text...
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278 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguard
30 december 2023 - 11:27:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 278 illegal migrants of different nationalities were Friday rescued by Libyan coastguards in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of the Interior reaffirms the control and supervision of the Ras Jedir border crossing by his services
26 december 2023 - 19:00:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Imad Trabelsi, acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, has stated [...] Full text...
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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
20 december 2023 - 18:53:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the [...] Full text...
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Moussa al-Kouni calls for a Libyan-European cooperation roadmap
06 december 2023 - 14:31:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to speed [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso arrests more than 280 people in fight against terrorism
04 december 2023 - 13:23:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 280 people, including smugglers and terrorist accomplices, have been arrested by the gendarmerie [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 5th Integrated Border Security Management Project meeting in Italy
01 december 2023 - 12:24:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior, made up of coastguards and border guards, [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 9th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa
27 november 2023 - 19:26:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...
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Conference of CEN-SAD Labour Ministers opens in Tripoli
27 november 2023 - 18:53:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday opened the [...] Full text...
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Libyan army arrests smugglers, 120 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
20 november 2023 - 11:58:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several smugglers and 120 illegal migrants of African nationalities, lost in the middle of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Tripoli to organise conference on immigration on 27, 28 November
18 november 2023 - 12:39:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government is organising a conference on legal immigration on 27 and 28 November on [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of the Interior deplores the burden placed on the Ministry's budget by the fight against illegal immigration
17 november 2023 - 15:59:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior in the Government of National Unity, General Imad Trabelsi, has [...] Full text...
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147 illegal migrants rescued west of Tripoli
11 november 2023 - 15:09:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 147 illegal migrants of various Arab and African nationalities have been rescued off [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM invited to Africa-Italy Conference next month
05 october 2023 - 12:59:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has invited the Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, to [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
10 august 2023 - 16:33:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Army closes major road 'used by RSF to bring in support from the west'
24 july 2023 - 14:49:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Monday closed the national and transnational route linking western Sudan to the [...] Full text...
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About 600 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in one week - IOM
04 july 2023 - 12:01:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says 601 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 25 [...] Full text...
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IOM says 185 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in one week
24 june 2023 - 13:18:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says 185 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between [...] 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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Smuggling operation involving 250 illegal migrants foiled in Libya
19 june 2023 - 16:44:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Public Prosecutor's Office has announced that an operation to smuggle 250 illegal immigrants has [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Smugglers ‘will take you anywhere’ (Feature by UN News)
18 june 2023 - 05:38:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Call a friend with a connection, get a passport in 24 hours, and hand over some [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
17 june 2023 - 07:42:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities urged by UNSMIL to end mass arbitrary detention of migrants
12 june 2023 - 15:23:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the Libyan authorities to [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel undermining rule of law (Feature by UN News)
04 june 2023 - 06:38:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the [...] Full text...
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Turkish ambassador stresses importance of calming situation in western Libya
01 june 2023 - 12:47:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkey's ambassador to Libya, Kanaan Yilmaz, has stressed the importance of calming the situation in the [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan govt, seurity offiials meet to monitor security situation in Libya's west coast regions
30 may 2023 - 18:02:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top government and security offiials met here Tuesday' to monitor the situation in the west coast regions, [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL says closely monitoring events in Zawiya in western Libya after an airstrike against smugglers
26 may 2023 - 18:33:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said here Friday it was closely monitoring events [...] Full text...
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Libya ends repatriation procedures for illegal migrants in Chad
02 may 2023 - 15:55:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has completed deportation procedures of a number of Chadian migrants, illegally present in Libya and [...] Full text...
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473 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguard in western Libya
29 april 2023 - 15:39:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 473 illegal migrants of different nationalities on board a boat heading to the [...] Full text...
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11 more bodies of migrants found off Garabolli, east of Tripoli
26 april 2023 - 13:51:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven bodies of illegal migrants, including that of a child, were Tuesday recovered off the coast [...] Full text...
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Bodies of 35 of illegal migrants found western Libya
25 april 2023 - 12:02:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 35 illegal migrants have been recovered after boats carrying them sank off the [...] Full text...
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Six migrants intercepted in one week and sent back to Libya, says IOM
17 april 2023 - 14:14:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 9 -15 April, the International Organization for [...] Full text...
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Libya again accused of violations against migrants, despite heavy toll as transit country
06 april 2023 - 20:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya to the Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...
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Over 40 suspected smugglers arrested in Greece
03 april 2023 - 15:43:34Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek police said Monday they had arrested more than 40 people accused of being involved in [...] Full text...
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IOM: More than 400 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in one week
14 march 2023 - 13:16:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says 403 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya by the [...] Full text...
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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara
09 march 2023 - 20:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...
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112 migrants repatriated to Niger from Libya - IOM
24 february 2023 - 20:17:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 112 migrants were able to return voluntarily from Sebha, southern Libya, to Niger [...] Full text...
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Some 400 migrants intercepted by Libyan coast guards
15 february 2023 - 17:51:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 400 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard between 5 [...] Full text...
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Four African children, woman migrants die in boat accident
06 february 2023 - 14:59:07Athens, Greece (PANA) - Four children and a woman died on Sunday when a dinghy carrying African migrants from the [...] Full text...
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Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: Report
02 february 2023 - 05:43:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed [...] Full text...
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More than 300 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week, says IOM
01 february 2023 - 18:00:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 331 migrants were intercepted off the Libyan coast and returned between 22 and [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament to organise capacity building programme on migration management
25 january 2023 - 16:22:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is to launch a joint work programme to build the capacity of staff [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper deplores authorities' inaction on food security crisis triggered by Russia-Ukraine war
12 january 2023 - 15:38:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than one year after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which caused a food security [...] Full text...
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More than thousand migrants intercepted off the coast of Libya and brought back since early 2023
10 january 2023 - 14:51:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,067 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya and returned to the [...] Full text...
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More than 1,000 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in the last week of December - IOM
06 january 2023 - 13:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,088 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya and returned to the country between [...] Full text...
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Libyan, UN officials discuss fight against illegal migration
29 december 2022 - 12:59:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Misrata City Council, 220 km east of Tripoli, has discussed with a team [...] Full text...
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290 migrants from Mali and Sudan voluntarily repatriated by IOM from Libya
22 december 2022 - 16:08:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 290 migrants from Mali and Sudan were repatriated from Libya this week by [...] Full text...
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19 Libyan lawyers trained by EUBAM in legal assistance in cases of trafficking and smuggling of migrants
10 december 2022 - 14:40:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nineteen Libyan public defenders, including 16 women, participated in a training workshop on legal assistance to [...] Full text...
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IOM says 633 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in one week
07 december 2022 - 13:55:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 633 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 27 November and 3 [...] Full text...
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Libya will not play 'Gendarme in the Mediterranean' role for Europe: Official
03 december 2022 - 12:59:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Organisational Affairs, Omar Ketti, has [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates 120 refugees from Libya to Italy
01 december 2022 - 13:11:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120 people were evacuated on Wednesday on a charter flight from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...
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Greek police arrest seven Egyptians for smuggling migrants
28 november 2022 - 13:49:33Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek authorities Monday arrested seven Egyptians on charges of migrant smuggling after their boat ran into [...] Full text...
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Trawler carrying 327 illegal migrants leaves Libya
04 november 2022 - 14:37:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 327 illegal migrants on board a boat were arrested on Thursday evening off Garabolli, east [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN delegate urges Security Council to take more action to support stability in country
24 october 2022 - 20:04:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Taher el-Sonni, Monday welcomed signs of consensus in [...] Full text...
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UN SG's Representative in Libya deplores deep disagreements among Libyans hampering progress towards elections
24 october 2022 - 18:32:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, Monday underlined the existence of [...] Full text...
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Illegal migration operation foiled by Libyan security services
21 october 2022 - 15:30:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migration operation to Europe involving 94 people from the beaches of Garabolli, west of [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official discusses Illegal migration issue during visit to Malta
20 october 2022 - 20:02:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity, Major General Mahmoud Saied, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council demands clarity on murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha
11 october 2022 - 12:55:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has stressed the need to reveal the circumstances of the murder of [...] Full text...
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Investigation launched into murder of 15 migrants in Sabratha, western Libya
10 october 2022 - 15:02:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government, Abdelmoneim al-Arbi, Monday announced [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL condemns killing of 15 illegal migrants; calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice
09 october 2022 - 17:58:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the killing of at least 15 [...] Full text...
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23 persons die on two sinking boats in Greece
08 october 2022 - 16:00:14Athens, Greece (PANA) - At least 23 migrants died when two boats on which they were travelling sank in Greece, [...] Full text...
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15 bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, found off Sabratha, West Libya
08 october 2022 - 15:23:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen bodies of illegal migrants, most of them burnt, were discovered Friday off Sabratha, about 70 [...] Full text...
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Mandate for inspection of vessels from Libya suspected of smuggling migrants extended for a year
29 september 2022 - 20:20:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Security Council has unanimously authorized member-states concerned to inspect vessels sailing on the high seas [...] Full text...
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Coast guards return 1,216 illegal migrants to Libya in one week, says IOM
30 august 2022 - 12:45:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,216 migrants were landed on the Libyan coast from 21 to 27 August, [...] Full text...
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Prime Minister reaffirms importance of elections as solution in Libya
15 august 2022 - 16:50:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed that there is [...] Full text...
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15 bodies of illegal migrants discovered at the Libyan-Sudanese border
13 august 2022 - 20:12:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 15 bodies of illegal migrants of Sudanese nationality who were trying to reach [...] Full text...
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446 new migrants landed in one week on Libyan coast, according to IOM
30 july 2022 - 15:31:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 446 migrants on their way to European shores were landed on the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan Army frees 110 Bangladeshi kidnapped by smugglers
12 july 2022 - 12:41:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Army under the Government of National Unity (GNU) has freed 110 Bangladeshi kidnapped by [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee deplores drowning of migrants off Libya
08 july 2022 - 16:02:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, Yousef Al-Agouri, has expressed his "deep [...] Full text...
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Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections - IOM
01 july 2022 - 19:07:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the [...] Full text...
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About 20 migrants die of thirst in southern Libya
29 june 2022 - 22:33:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of 20 illegal migrants who died of thirst in the desert in southern Libya [...] Full text...
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480 new migrants disembarked over the past week in Libya
27 june 2022 - 19:13:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 480 migrants were landed on Libyan shores on 19-25 June, the International Organization [...] Full text...
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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
13 june 2022 - 05:16:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
10 june 2022 - 18:10:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian migrants head home from Yemen
10 june 2022 - 05:10:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a [...] Full text...
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675 illegal migrants returned to Libyan ports in one week, says IOM
07 june 2022 - 13:44:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 675 migrants were landed on Libyan shores between 29 May and 4 June, [...] Full text...
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84 new migrants rescued off Libya
03 june 2022 - 17:51:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 84 migrants of various nationalities who were heading for the European coastline on [...] Full text...
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Libyan prosecutor announces case against Somali smuggler and five others for crimes against migrants in Libya
01 june 2022 - 15:52:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Somali smuggler and five others are facing trial for committing crimes against migrants, smuggling them [...] Full text...
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US embassy concludes anti-smuggling training workshop
01 june 2022 - 15:10:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An anti-smuggling training workshop for more than 20 Libyan officers from three security agencies organised in [...] Full text...
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132 Libyan asylum seekers evacuated by UNHCR to Rwanda
01 june 2022 - 15:08:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 132 vulnerable asylum seekers, including young children, were evacuated from Libya to Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Libya's UN Chief expresses disappointment with UN Security Council's inaction
27 may 2022 - 21:39:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Representative at the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, said Libyans are tired of UN Security [...] Full text...
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Police foil new illegal migration operation in West Libya
04 may 2022 - 14:09:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An illegal migration operation to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea by a gang of smugglers was [...] Full text...
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Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year: UNHCR
30 april 2022 - 06:08:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the [...] Full text...
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35 asylum seekers released by UNHCR from a detention centre south of Tripoli
27 april 2022 - 16:35:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 asylum-seekers, including eight women and 20 children, were released on Monday from [...] Full text...
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African migrant woman shot dead at Greece-Turkey border
18 april 2022 - 19:58:09Athens, Greece (PANA) - An African migrant woman was shot dead after an exchange of fire at the Greek-Turkish border [...] Full text...
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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC
18 march 2022 - 04:52:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister reaffirms Libya's support for inter-Chadian reconciliation in Doha, Qatar
13 march 2022 - 16:19:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, Sunday reiterated the support of [...] Full text...
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Body of young sub-Saharan man found in west-central Tunisia
02 march 2022 - 13:57:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body of a sub-Saharan man in his 20s, whose identity was not specified, was found [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 163 illegal migrants
07 february 2022 - 12:21:48Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A unit of the Tunisian Navy has rescued 163 illegal migrants off the coast of Sfax [...] Full text...
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Bourita calls for strengthening Africa-Europe partnership on migration
28 january 2022 - 17:36:30Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, said here [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls on international community to support Libyan-Chadian efforts to secure their borders
25 january 2022 - 19:46:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, at a meeting with [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 92 illegal migrants rescued off Libya
01 november 2021 - 13:05:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Monday that 92 illegal migrants were [...] Full text...
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Cooperation between Libyan Ministry of Interior and Nations in fight against illegal migration on the agenda of meeting
27 october 2021 - 21:05:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, discussed with the Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator, [...] Full text...
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EU urged to take fight against illegal immigration in Libya from the sea to southern borders
17 october 2021 - 18:42:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the need to take [...] Full text...
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Families of missing migrants forced to search alone: IOM report
29 september 2021 - 18:26:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced [...] Full text...
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Estonian Police and border guard board donates unused uniforms to Gambian authorities
10 september 2021 - 17:16:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has donated 10,000 unused uniforms worth $332,160.99 to their Gambian [...] Full text...
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Africa is key in implementation of Global Compact on Migration: Moroccan FM
02 september 2021 - 10:36:45Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Africa has positioned itself as a central actor in the implementation of the Global Compact for [...] Full text...
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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study
26 august 2021 - 17:38:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Libyan VP satisfied with African tour focusing on border security, fight against illegal immigration
26 august 2021 - 17:33:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni, has described as "successful" his African tour, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for collective African action to regulate migration
28 may 2021 - 13:45:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report
26 may 2021 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...
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At least 34 dead after smuggler's boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti
13 april 2021 - 06:00:45Obock, Djibouti (PANA) – At least 34 people have died after a boat operated by people smugglers, transporting approximately 60 migrants [...] Full text...
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Libyan Deputy FM vows Libya will not resettle migrants on its soil
12 april 2021 - 17:29:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Tilissi, has reiterated Libya's position to reject the idea of resettling [...] Full text...
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Nearly 500 illegal migrants brought back to Libya - UNHCR
29 march 2021 - 17:52:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 500 people have been brought back to Tripoli by the Libyan coast guard at the [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote
25 march 2021 - 08:25:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...
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IOM chief Vitorino says at least 20 migrants drown off Djibouti coast
04 march 2021 - 06:56:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has announced that at least 20 migrants [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security agencies arrest seven illegal migrant smugglers
07 february 2021 - 18:41:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian security units on Saturday arrested seven smugglers and traffickers who operated at the border between [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for more action to save lives of refugees on routes towards the Mediterranean
28 january 2021 - 11:30:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has urged the international community do more to save lives of [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast shipwreck claimes lives of 43 migrants on Tuesday, says IOM
20 january 2021 - 17:38:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are deeply [...] Full text...
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UNHCR expresses concern about death of Somali refugee in Tripoli
07 january 2021 - 10:42:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the death of a [...] Full text...
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126 illegal migrants rescued off the Libyan coasts
18 december 2020 - 22:21:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 126 illegal migrants were rescued by the Libyan navy after their boat capsized off the [...] Full text...
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9,000 Tunisian soldiers banned for professional and behavioural misconduct
20 november 2020 - 17:27:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - About 9,000 soldiers have been banned from the Tunisian National Army since the revolution of 2011. [...] Full text...
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77 illegal migrants rescued by coast guards brought back to Libya
16 november 2020 - 16:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77 illegal migrants have been brought back to Tripoli after their rescue by [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition official calls for regional mobilisation against irregular immigration
10 november 2020 - 15:59:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, leader of the Coalition Vivre Ensemble (CVE), who failed in the Mauritanian presidential [...] Full text...
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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls
23 october 2020 - 15:11:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...
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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa
17 october 2020 - 14:55:30Obock, Djibouti (PANA) - Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers [...] Full text...
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Eight African migrants dead, several injured off Horn of Africa
06 october 2020 - 11:06:44Obock, Djibouti,(PANA) - Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to [...] Full text...
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. UNSC extends authorisation for interception of vessels smuggling migrants from Libya
03 october 2020 - 12:23:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution extending for another year the authorisation for [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats
23 september 2020 - 08:51:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...
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‘Urgent need’ to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean: UN agencies
21 august 2020 - 05:11:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...
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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations
19 august 2020 - 21:54:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...
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EU gives Tunisia 10 million Euros to help deal with illegal migration
18 august 2020 - 23:35:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has mobilised 10 million Euros (32 million dinars) for Tunisia to help [...] Full text...
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EU gives Tunisia 10 million Euros to help fight illegal migration
18 august 2020 - 05:09:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The EU Commissioner for home affairs, Ylva Johansson, on Monday announced that the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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Italian ministers, European commissioners expected in Tunis
17 august 2020 - 11:20:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese and her Foreign Affairs colleague Luigi Di Maio are expected on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister denounces antiques trafficking as threat to security
12 august 2020 - 21:38:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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Libya, US hold consultations for de-escalation in Libya, resumption of oil production
08 august 2020 - 10:22:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United States delegation headed by the director of National Security for Middle-East and North-Africa, General [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants
07 august 2020 - 19:35:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...
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GNA Chief, Turkish and Maltese FMs discuss issues of common interest
06 august 2020 - 17:43:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, on [...] Full text...
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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'
29 july 2020 - 19:36:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies
25 july 2020 - 13:02:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister criticizes Europe for absence of vision in fight against illegal migration
13 july 2020 - 21:57:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, said here [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy thwarts nine illegal migration attempts
30 june 2020 - 14:37:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy thwarted on Sunday night thwarted nine illegal attempts to migrate to [...] Full text...
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More than 1.5 tonnes of cannabis seized by Togolese customs near border with Ghana
19 june 2020 - 18:54:11Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese customs seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis at the border post of Hihéatro, Plateaux region, near [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister moves to check illegal migration with neighbouring countries
01 june 2020 - 18:39:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has called on [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for killers of 30 migrants in Libya to be brought to justice
30 may 2020 - 13:08:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has denounced the shooting of illegal migrants [...] Full text...
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Sub-Saharan Africans arrested by Tunisian security services
27 may 2020 - 20:56:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian army in the region of Benguardane Tuesday night arrested 15 Sub-Saharan Africans, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Navy acquires boats, vessels, helicopter for combating piracy
23 may 2020 - 11:34:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy has taken into service a total of 12 Manta Class boats and inshore [...] Full text...
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Two suspected drug smugglers shot dead by Rwandan guards
08 may 2020 - 12:08:55Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two suspected drug smugglers were shot dead as they tried to cross into Rwanda from neighboring [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM
08 may 2020 - 05:17:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic has worsened living conditions of migrants in Libya (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
10 april 2020 - 11:33:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has disrupted life in Libya. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable [...] Full text...
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France welcomes the launch of EU's Operation Irini off Libya
02 april 2020 - 18:05:51Paris, France (PANA) - France on Wednesday welcomed the launch of the new European Union (EU) military operation off Libya, [...] Full text...
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Buhari orders new anti-smuggling operation across Nigeria's land borders
01 march 2020 - 03:53:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday ordered a new anti-smuggling border drill exercise, codenamed ‘OPERATION SWIFT [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian army arrests smugglers
16 february 2020 - 17:29:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian army says it has arrested several smugglers in the zone located in north-east of [...] Full text...
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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
15 february 2020 - 08:28:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...
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Former Italian Interior Minister Mattéo Salvini faces 15 years in prison for African migrants sequestration
13 february 2020 - 12:51:32Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Italy's former far-right interior minister Matteo Salvini faces 15 years in prison if convicted of ordering [...] Full text...
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Some 119 sub-Saharan migrants arrive in Spain
11 february 2020 - 16:31:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - At least 119 migrants, all Sub-Saharans, including 26 women, rescued in the Mediterranean by the Spanish [...] Full text...
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49 illegal African migrants arrested in Tunisia
10 february 2020 - 17:54:57Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units on Sunday arrested 49 nationals of various African countries, including five children, who [...] Full text...
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Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region
25 january 2020 - 18:12:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Nearly 100 Somali migrants rescued off Libya
25 january 2020 - 10:01:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Some 92 migrants, mostly Somalis, including five pregnant women, 1 baby under two months old and [...] Full text...
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Berlin Conference participants commit to cease interference in respect of ceasefire
20 january 2020 - 15:11:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders and heads of delegation taking part in the Berlin International Conference on Libya have, at [...] Full text...
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Two suspected drug smugglers from DR Congo shot dead by Rwanda border guards
12 january 2020 - 16:11:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two suspected drug smugglers were killed late Saturday by Rwandan security agents in Rubavu, a district [...] Full text...
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Global migrant deaths decline, but tragedies continue worldwide - IOM
20 december 2019 - 14:27:04Geneva, Switzerland PANA) – As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that there has [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya
20 december 2019 - 14:05:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...
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Flourishing oil trafficking continues through land and sea - UN experts
11 december 2019 - 22:04:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A UN expert group on Libya revealed in a report made public recently that “the illegal [...] Full text...
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Kenya moves to stem illicit trade along its border with Ethiopia
29 november 2019 - 13:57:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Revenue Authority is intensifying efforts to end illicit trade along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. According to the [...] Full text...
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Forty-nine illegal migrants arrested in Tunisia
29 november 2019 - 09:57:24Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian National Guard and Navy units have aborted two attempts at illegal emigration from the central [...] Full text...
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Minister tells Nigerian Customs to allow fuel supply to border towns to power generators for telecom services
23 november 2019 - 19:49:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, has urged the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to allow [...] Full text...
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Sudan-Libyan joint forces free 112 Sudanese from traffickers
06 november 2019 - 11:05:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint Sudan-Libyan forces announced on Wednesday that they have freed 112 Sudanese from the hands [...] Full text...
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Three Sirte protection forces wounded in air strike
05 november 2019 - 23:06:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three soldiers of the Sirte protection and securization force were wounded following an air strike carried [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 58 migrants, two smugglers arrested
04 november 2019 - 18:31:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian Navy in the southern city of Sfax have arrested 58 people of [...] Full text...
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Italy not threatened by African migrant invasion, says interior minister
02 november 2019 - 11:19:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Italian Interior Minister, Mrs. Luciana Lamorgese, who has no political party and specializes in security issues, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Controversy still trail closure of Nigeria's land borders
02 november 2019 - 11:13:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders resonated on Friday as the Governor of Central Bank [...] Full text...
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Eleven Eritrean migrants arrested by Belgian police in truck bound for England
28 october 2019 - 10:54:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian police have arrested 11 Eritrean migrants who were trapped in the trailer of a truck [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe police officer killed in attack in eastern province
18 october 2019 - 08:27:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A police officer was killed on Thursday in an attack at Nematoulaye in the eastern [...] Full text...
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EU-UK reach agreement on Brexit
17 october 2019 - 13:49:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the UK have finally reached an agreement on the exit of [...] Full text...
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Ivorian police seize 4.35 tonnes of cannabis from Ghana
15 october 2019 - 12:00:30Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian police on Saturday intercepted a vehicle intercepted in the Anyama corridor, at one of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR completes second-life saving evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda
11 october 2019 - 13:47:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of 123 vulnerable refugees arrived at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda late Thursday, being [...] Full text...
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Congolese officials arrest smuggler of python skin, elephant tails in Sibiti town
09 october 2019 - 12:54:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Officers from the Lekoumou Department of Water and Forests in southern Congo Republic and the national [...] Full text...
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