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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Sunday announced the surrender of a senior commander from the paramilitary [...] Full text...
ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district
05 october 2024 - 12:47:40The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali
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Zimbabwe requires strong reform efforts to prop up post-COVID economic recovery: IMF
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Ramaphosa releases confidential Putin affidavit
19 july 2023 - 08:47:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned by “nuclear war talk” from a top [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Commission clears South African soldiers in CAR bloodbath
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2023 FIFA U-20 C: Nigerian, Argentine coaches trade boasts as they seek quarterfinal ticket
31 may 2023 - 08:20:56San Juan, Argentina (PANA) - Coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 male team, the Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso, says his boys will [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper sums up G7 Declaration as "constant nuclear terror and false peace".
26 may 2023 - 19:36:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaaah" said here Friday the Declaration of the Summit of the Group of [...] Full text...
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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres
25 may 2023 - 17:54:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...
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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts
18 april 2023 - 07:44:06New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...
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Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
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2022 FIFA WC: Portugal see off Ghana 3-2 in Group H match
24 november 2022 - 18:09:48Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Portugal on Thursday beat Ghana 3-2 in their first Group H match of the 2022 FIFA [...] Full text...
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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect
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ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam
09 august 2022 - 10:38:05The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...
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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
04 august 2022 - 13:15:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...
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ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes
29 july 2022 - 10:15:28The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe Army says 22 "terrorists" neutralised in South West
28 june 2022 - 16:57:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 22 "terrorists" were neutralised on Monday in an anti-terrorist operation carried out by [...] Full text...
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Some 15 inmates of Burkina Faso prison who escaped after terrorist attack surrender
12 may 2022 - 07:38:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some fifteen prisoners who escaped following an attack on Saturday night on the Nouna civil prison in [...] Full text...
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After 10 years fighting in the bush - it’s time to go home, says Rwandan ex-fighter in DRC (A UN feature)
20 march 2022 - 05:31:54Goma, DRC (PANA) - Foreign combatants with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can find it [...] Full text...
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Security situation In Lake Chad region improving, says military Commander
21 february 2022 - 09:46:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for a [...] Full text...
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ICC calls for global cooperation to arrest Seif al-Islam Gaddafi
13 december 2021 - 11:49:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation to arrest and surrender Seif al-Islam [...] Full text...
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South Africa moves to extradite high-profile Gupta brothers
10 december 2021 - 07:15:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An international campaign has been launched in South Africa to extradite a fugitive Indian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy says victories recorded in the east and west to be repeated in the centre
02 december 2021 - 18:34:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the victories achieved in the east and west of [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight risk of transferring political conflict to street confrontations
26 september 2021 - 15:20:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Tuesday's vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) by Parliament has led [...] Full text...
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'Over 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to Nigerian troops'
22 september 2021 - 08:20:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army raises alarm, says ISWAP into massive recruitment drive in Northeast Nigeria
20 september 2021 - 21:05:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...
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Chadian Army Chief canvasses 'effective collaboration' with Multinational Force in fight against terrorists
12 september 2021 - 15:44:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud, has called for effective [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Surrendering Boko Haram terrorists are ‘prisoners of war being treated according to international conventions, says Lai Mohammed
20 august 2021 - 22:16:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government has admonished naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram desertions in Nigeria could be the tipping point - Study
19 august 2021 - 11:13:16Dakar, 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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1,500 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender to troops in Northeast Nigeria, 2,000 more expected to follow
16 august 2021 - 17:30:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The mass movement by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists from their enclaves [...] Full text...
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Libyan papers highlight tensions over preps for polls in Libya, demobilisation of armed groups
15 august 2021 - 14:23:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Organisation of general elections in Libya in accordance with the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 335 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, 746 family members surrender to Nigerian military in Bama, Northeast region
08 august 2021 - 20:26:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 335 Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and 746 family members, [...] Full text...
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Nineteen Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, family members surrender to Nigerian military
03 august 2021 - 08:37:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nineteen Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and their families on Monday surrendered [...] Full text...
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Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur
10 june 2021 - 05:37:04New York, US (PANA) - The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens
18 may 2021 - 13:43:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls on Libyan gov't to arrest, surrender Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court
18 may 2021 - 09:51:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan Government to take [...] Full text...
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African Energy Chamber calls for solution to cowardly attacks in northern Mozambique
26 april 2021 - 15:52:44Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Energy Chamber (AEC) on Monday called on Total and its international partners to [...] Full text...
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30 bandits, 10 residents killed as Police repel attacks on 5 villages in northwest Nigeria
20 april 2021 - 19:02:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Zamfara State Police Command in northwest Nigeria on Tuesday said it repelled attacks by bandits on [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor welcomes arrest of alleged Seleka Commander in CAR
26 january 2021 - 12:32:39The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has welcomed the arrest and surrender to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault
28 november 2020 - 22:10:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Conflict: Gov’t to 'respond expeditiously' to needs of Tigrayans
26 november 2020 - 21:52:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government said here Thursday it would "respond expeditiously" to the needs of citizens [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: Final phase of military action against TPLF has begun - PM Abiy
26 november 2020 - 09:58:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that the "final phase" of the military [...] Full text...
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Protect civilians, uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia
25 november 2020 - 05:43:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...
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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow
24 november 2020 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Conflict: Rights body calls for civilian protection in Mekelle offensive
23 november 2020 - 21:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Monday night asked parties to the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray region to protect [...] Full text...
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'Don't harm residents of Tigray regional capital,' rights group urges
23 november 2020 - 07:52:16New York, US (PANA) - Human Rights Watch is asking the Ethiopian military to spare from harm those who will [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM asks Tigray forces to surrender as military operation enters 'final and crucial round'
23 november 2020 - 06:49:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the second phase of the military operation in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian federal forces 'edge closer' to Tigray regional capital
22 november 2020 - 18:54:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's government says its forces are closing in on the Tigray Regional capital, Mekelle, as [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian gov't calls on Tigray leaders to 'peacefully surrender'
19 november 2020 - 11:48:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Federal Government of Ethiopia is asking leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian gov't says Federal forces making progress in Tigray Regional fighting
19 november 2020 - 07:01:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence Force has been making progress in its military [...] Full text...
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Gambia beat Gabon to edge towards first ever AFCON finals
16 november 2020 - 20:41:42Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia continued their run of outstanding results in qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress
10 november 2020 - 19:31:05New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor welcomes transfer of Kenyan lawyer Gicheru to ICC custody
05 november 2020 - 12:09:00The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda on Thursday welcomed the voluntary surrender of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Paul Gicheru surrenders to ICC for allegedly corruptly influencing witnesses
02 november 2020 - 14:34:32The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru on Monday surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands pursuant [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor concludes visit noting there is more work to do in Sudan
21 october 2020 - 13:01:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has concluded a three day official visit [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Battalion chief involved in Tripoli clashes surrenders to pro-gov’t forces
27 september 2020 - 17:34:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ali Idridder, chief of the "al-Dhaman" battalion, involved in the armed clashes, Friday surrendered in Tajoura, [...] Full text...
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Thirteen Boko Haram terrorists, six women, 17 children surrender to Nigerian Army
27 september 2020 - 11:02:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said that 13 Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) from Kodila village [...] Full text...
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MDC Alliance official released on US$610 bail in Zimbabwe
22 september 2020 - 17:50:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, has been granted ZWL50,000 (US$610) bail by the High [...] Full text...
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Mali's military junta directs former ministers, MPs to surrender buttons, service vehicles
07 september 2020 - 15:30:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) has directed former parliamentarians and ministers [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 700 family members of terrorist group surrender to Army troops – Defence Spokesperson
03 september 2020 - 18:34:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday said 700 family members of the Darul Salam Terrorists [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume granted bail
02 september 2020 - 13:28:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the Transform Zimbabwe party has finally been granted ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria military announces surrender of 410 terrorists
27 august 2020 - 11:29:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that not less than 410 members of the Darul [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Joint Task Force says Boko Haram/ISWAP "massively" recruiting child soldiers in Lake Chad Basin
13 august 2020 - 14:43:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The N’jamena, Chad based Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), on Thursday said that Boko Haram/Islamic State [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: MNJTF assures surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists of “humane treatment”
04 august 2020 - 19:50:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf Tuesday [...] Full text...
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602 “repentant” Boko Haram insurgents reintegrated back to the Nigerian society
16 july 2020 - 18:52:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday said that 602 “repentant” Boko Haram members have sworn the [...] Full text...
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Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré
12 july 2020 - 18:09:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré [...] Full text...
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Three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders freed on bail in Zimbabwe
26 june 2020 - 17:02:00Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's three incarcerated female opposition youth leaders, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova from the [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Health minister released on ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail
20 june 2020 - 17:31:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Health minister, Obadiah Moyo, has been released on a ZWL50,000 (US$2,000) bail despite being charged [...] Full text...
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Cairo wants to fill 'void' linked to lack of authority in Libya, says President Al-Sissi
19 june 2020 - 09:38:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said during a meeting in Cairo on Thursday with the Greek [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe dollar depreciation leads to major losses for big companies (A PANA News Analysis)
17 june 2020 - 12:01:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last Monday, one of Zimbabwe's largest gold producers RioZim Limited announced that it has been forced [...] Full text...
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How credible is Egyptian President al-Sisi's initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis? (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
12 june 2020 - 12:23:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since last Saturday when the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi presented the Cairo Declaration as the [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate calls on Sudan to hand over former president al-Bashir, two others to ICC over Darfur crimes
11 june 2020 - 10:54:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has renewed its demand to the Sudanese authorities to hand over former [...] Full text...
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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia
11 june 2020 - 00:29:00Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] Full text...
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ICC calls on Sudan to transfer four suspects In Darfur situation to The Hague
10 june 2020 - 15:07:03Paris, France (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC), Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Tuesday called on the Sudanese government to [...] Full text...
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ICC announces detention of alleged Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb
10 june 2020 - 14:51:38Paris, France (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced on Tuesday that Ali [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebel commander surrenders to ICC in CAR
09 june 2020 - 20:38:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A top commander of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Ali Mohammad Ali [...] Full text...
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Loss of Tripoli war by Haftar redesigns new outlines of the Libyan conflict (New analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
04 june 2020 - 23:03:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli residents Thursday morning woke up to news of the total liberation of the city of [...] Full text...
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Troops loyal to Government of National Accord expel Haftar's foces from Tripoli
04 june 2020 - 12:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The entire territory forming Tripoli's administrative borders is now under the control of the forces of [...] Full text...
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Fayez al-Sarraj congratulates governmental forces for taking control of Tripoli airport
03 june 2020 - 23:18:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the presidential council of the government of national accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to be reintegrated into society
15 may 2020 - 16:51:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces said on Friday that 603 “repentant” Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...
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Libya's Presidential Council denounces pro-Haftar forces' shelling of Maitigua airport
10 may 2020 - 14:03:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has denounced Saturday's shelling of [...] Full text...
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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor
06 may 2020 - 05:34:48New York, US (PANA) - Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe's Stock Exchange to redirect levies towards Govt COVID-19 relief efforts
26 april 2020 - 14:04:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will surrender all levies collected from trades executed between the 24th and [...] Full text...
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Collective evasion of 401 detainees from prison in western Libya
15 april 2020 - 21:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 401 detainees in the prison of Sorman (West), including 384 men and nine women, escaped [...] Full text...
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Kenyan passengers wanted for inadvertent contact with coronavirus-positive case
07 april 2020 - 23:07:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya police have launched a man-hunt for 21 bus passengers who recently traveled from Kenya's [...] Full text...
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Malian singer Rokia Traoré put under judicial control in France
26 march 2020 - 14:58:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A French court on Wednesday ordered the release of Malian singer Rokia Traoré, who will remain [...] Full text...
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26 killed in CODECO militia incursion into DR Congo village
01 march 2020 - 15:02:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Twenty-six people were killed and eleven others wounded, following an incursion by CODECO militia in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Air Force jets destroy Boko Haram structures, logistics facilities in Northeast region
25 february 2020 - 17:57:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said that its aircraft, under the Air Task Force [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive
24 february 2020 - 23:20:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari condemns attack by armed bandits in his home State of Katsina
16 february 2020 - 14:24:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday condemned the latest round of armed bandits attacks in Damkal [...] Full text...
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Supporters of two warring parties in Libya hold demonstrations in different cities
14 february 2020 - 23:34:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrations were held in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in other Libyan cities by supporters [...] Full text...
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Half of all violent deaths involve small arms and light weapons, UN warns
06 february 2020 - 05:51:26New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe VP Constantino Chiwenga cries foul over court defeat
29 january 2020 - 16:59:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has cried foul over his recent court defeat to his estranged [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: VP's wife files for return of her children
10 january 2020 - 18:51:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Marry Mubaiwa, the newly released estranged traditional wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has filed for an [...] Full text...
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Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife of Zimbabwe VP, granted bail
06 january 2020 - 19:42:29Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court of Zimbabwe Judge, Justice Pisirai Kwenda, has released Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mary [...] Full text...
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Year-end analysis: Kenya steps up anti-graft war as 'big fish' hauled to court (News Analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)
22 december 2019 - 16:05:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2019 is approaching the end with high profile Kenyan public and state officials arraigned [...] Full text...
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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses
14 december 2019 - 21:04:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...
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Bank of India in Botswana surrenders license to transact banking business
30 november 2019 - 13:47:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Bank of Botswana announced here Saturday that, pursuant to Section 11(4) of the Banking Act [...] Full text...
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Libya refuses to hand over Saif el-Islam Gaddafi to the ICC
18 november 2019 - 14:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has turned down the request [...] Full text...
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Armed gunmen kill six local hunters in Northeast Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 19:16:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Six local hunters were killed on Sunday morning by rampaging gunmen riding on camels in an [...] Full text...
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Burundi moves to mop up illegally acquired small arms and light weapons
15 november 2019 - 17:39:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian government has given illegal holders of small arms and light weapons additional three months, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 16 Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists, 8 spouses surrrender to Nigerian troops
08 november 2019 - 16:28:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that 16 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa [...] Full text...
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‘Violence, atrocities and impunity’ reign throughout Libya', ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
06 november 2019 - 19:34:38New York, US (PANA) - Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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At least 287 repentant Boko Haram terrorists admitted into Nigeria rehabilitation programme
03 november 2019 - 17:27:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says that “no fewer than” 287 former Boko Haram repentant terrorists have [...] Full text...
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Former tourism minister, Prisca Mupfumira, granted bail
27 september 2019 - 21:31:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The High Court of Zimbabwe Friday granted bail to former Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister [...] Full text...
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ICC: 15 arrest warrant remain on 15 high profile Africans years after issue
24 september 2019 - 06:03:53New York, USA (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) says outstanding arrest warrants from years ago remain for 15 [...] Full text...
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French national arrested in Kenya for possessing Ivory bangle
15 august 2019 - 15:23:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Laazibi Amal, who was arrested on Wednesday at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in [...] Full text...
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Botswana government looks at land reforms
15 august 2019 - 11:14:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government has come up with new changes in the allocation of both residential and [...] Full text...
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Ghassan Salame's briefing to the UN Security Council dominates front pages in Libya
03 august 2019 - 19:00:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers are awash this week with stories emanating from the video-conference briefing from Tripoli of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan finance minister pleads not guilty to conspiracy to defraud state
23 july 2019 - 15:14:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's finance Ministry Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of [...] Full text...
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MDC National Vice-Chairperson Job Sikhala granted bail in subversion charge
15 july 2019 - 15:43:45Masvingo, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Neville Wamambo, on Monday granted MDC National Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala, ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Police begin manhunt for 4,000 unvetted gun owners
05 july 2019 - 16:42:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police Friday launched a manhunt for 4,293 gun owners who failed to honor a seven-day ultimatum [...] Full text...
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Civilian seriously injured in Tunis suicide bombing dies
04 july 2019 - 12:40:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A civilian, who was seriously injured in last week's suicide bombing in Tunis, succumbed to his [...] Full text...
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Kenya to spend $150million on new currency rollout
10 june 2019 - 15:20:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will spend approximately US$150 million in the new generation currency rollout, Central Bank of Kenya [...] Full text...
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IMF says Zimbabwe's 2019 economic prospects remain bleak
01 june 2019 - 17:05:21Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Staff Monitored Program will likely need to be recalibrated [...] Full text...
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Ban on plastic bags in Tanzania comes into force Saturday
31 may 2019 - 20:49:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) – A total ban on plastic bags and carriers in Tanzania takes effect from Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Arrest of three Libyans wanted for grave crimes ‘would send strong and necessary message’ to victims, urges top Prosecutor
09 may 2019 - 05:45:06New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has again called for the arrest and [...] Full text...
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Burkina government rejects report on negotiations with terrorist groups
25 april 2019 - 10:44:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe government on Wednesday rejected a report about alleged negotiations with terrorist groups operating [...] Full text...
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Tunisian police stop armed French diplomats at border post
15 april 2019 - 09:52:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than ten French diplomats from Libya were stopped on Sunday at Ras Jadir border crossing [...] Full text...
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Buhari again pledges return of Chibok, other girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists
13 april 2019 - 15:12:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the Sunday’s fifth year anniversary of the abduction of the school girls of Government [...] Full text...
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Multi-National Joint Task Force destroys over 70 Boko Haram gun trucks, other facilities in Nigeria
12 march 2019 - 18:01:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Tuesday said that about 70 Boko Haram terrorists’ vehicles, [...] Full text...
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Kenya aviation workers strike called off after deal with public prosecutor
11 march 2019 - 14:19:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union on Monday called off their strike after securing a deal [...] Full text...
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Budget shows South Africa heading for serious economic and political trouble - Report
23 february 2019 - 16:19:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) South Africa is sailing into very serious political and economic trouble, the South African Institution of Race [...] Full text...
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Niger officials, stakeholders compare notes on care of ex-Boko Haram elements
20 february 2019 - 14:27:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In a bid to improve the handling and rehabilitation of surrendering elements of Boko Haram, the [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'
07 february 2019 - 20:01:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...
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France nabs Anti-Balaka senior official for trial at ICC over war crimes in CAR
13 december 2018 - 16:58:51The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – A senior leader of the Anti-Balaka, a predominantly Christian counter-movement in Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Russia sign treaty on legal assistance in criminal matters
04 december 2018 - 09:38:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Nigeria and the Federation of Russia have signed a treaty [...] Full text...
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Armed robbers raid vehicles on Ziguinchor-Dakar highway
04 november 2018 - 13:48:37Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) – Unidentified people, who were armed with army rifles, on Saturday night raided vehicles and motorcycle taxis [...] Full text...
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Nigeria bans unauthorised acquisition of firearms, drones, broadcast equipment
26 october 2018 - 09:05:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has, as part of broad measures to stem the tide of insecurity [...] Full text...
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Kenya's former sports minister, Olympic officials charged over Rio Olympic sleaze
13 october 2018 - 14:13:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former Sports minister Hassan Wario, senior ministry officials and then President of National Olympic Committee, [...] Full text...
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US 'gravely concerned' about detentions, beatings in Zimbabwe post-election violence
10 august 2018 - 11:48:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government says it is "gravely concerned" by credible reports of numerous detentions, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition MDC Alliance faces Friday deadline to challenge election results in court
10 august 2018 - 06:36:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance faces a Friday deadline to challenge the [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Court grants Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti US$5,000 bail
09 august 2018 - 19:36:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti was on Thursday granted US$5,000 bail when he appeared before Harare [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army chief gives new operational guidelines on Boko Haram war
03 august 2018 - 11:16:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has released new operational guidelines in the [...] Full text...
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Gambian Accountant Trafficked, “Enslaved” in Egypt, recounts ordeal
29 july 2018 - 14:01:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Sukai Jobe, an Accountant and one of the rescued eight Gambian ladies who were trafficked into [...] Full text...
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EU slams Djibouti and Uganda for not surrendering Al-Bashir to the ICC
09 july 2018 - 18:46:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and its Member States have expressed regret that Djibouti and Uganda, both [...] Full text...
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ICC tribunal orders interim release of former DRC vice president Bemba
12 june 2018 - 19:03:13The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered the interim release under specific conditions for Mr [...] Full text...
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ICC calls on Sudan to submit observations over legal questions raised by Jordan
26 may 2018 - 09:30:18The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday invited submissions from the [...] Full text...
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Libyans deserve justice, as war crime suspects remain at large: Prosecutor
09 may 2018 - 19:38:47New York, US (PANA) - Despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, a Libyan war crimes suspect remains at [...] Full text...
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Nigerian oil firms relinquish concession quota in Sudan oilfield
24 april 2018 - 19:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nigerian Express and Misana oil companies have relinquished their concession quotas of a total 30% in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan court declares lawyer's deportation to Canada illegal
15 february 2018 - 10:01:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The deportation of Kenyan-born Canadian lawyer, Miguna Miguna, was illegal, null and void because it was [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition decries 'draconian crackdown' after state revokes passports
06 february 2018 - 16:39:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition has decried a "draconian crackdown" targeting its leadership since Raila Odinga took the oath [...] Full text...
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Twenty-six Boko Haram terroristss surrender in northeast Nigeria
05 february 2018 - 11:57:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Monday said that 26 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered and submitted their [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Cameroon inaugurate joint military mission
04 february 2018 - 14:52:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria-Cameroon Military Joint Mission was on Saturday inaugurated in the epicentre of the Boko Haram [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition promises pursuit of major political reforms in 2018
01 january 2018 - 10:05:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition alliance in Kenya has promised to pursue major political reforms in the New [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants
13 december 2017 - 06:40:03New York, USA (PANA) – Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognise the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...
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EU regrets Chad’s failure to surrender Sudan’s leader to ICC
06 december 2017 - 18:55:57Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has regretted that Chad, a State party to the Rome Statute of the [...] Full text...
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Gambia: MFWA says Nigerian media under siege for two months
05 october 2017 - 13:26:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Over a period of two months Nigerian media came under siege by state actors, the Media [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military intensifies action against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria
24 august 2017 - 18:47:09Abuja, 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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Netherlands: ICC issues warrant of arrest for Libyan Busayf Al-Werfalli
15 august 2017 - 16:11:24The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued a warrant of [...] Full text...
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DRC: War crimes fugitive surrenders to UN peacekeepers in DRC
28 july 2017 - 06:05:18Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The United Nations advocate for ending sexual violence in conflict has welcomed the surrender of fugitive [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army kills 3 suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria, 12 terrorists surrender
23 july 2017 - 10:20:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday killed three Boko Haram female suicide bombers trying to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army says 4 terrorists surrender in northeast Nigeria
18 july 2017 - 17:34:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A high profile Boko Haram terrorist and three others have surrendered to the Nigerian Army and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 15 Nigerian soldiers, 404 Boko Haram terrorists killed in the last four months
06 july 2017 - 17:41:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Fifteen Nigerian soldiers perished in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents in the past four months when [...] Full text...
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South Africa: ICC rules that SA should have arrested al-Bashir
06 july 2017 - 13:46:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday ruled that South Africa had failed in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army says over 700 Boko Haram terrorists to surrender
03 july 2017 - 14:29:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Monday said that over 700 Boko Haram terrorists are to surrender and [...] Full text...
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Netherlands: ICC prosecutor calls for arrest, surrender of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi
14 june 2017 - 19:09:47The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday called for the [...] Full text...
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US: ICC prosecutor slams ‘pervading toxic culture of impunity’ in Darfur conflict
09 june 2017 - 06:06:07New York, US (PANA) – The Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has reiterated her call for States to arrest [...] Full text...
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US: ICC may investigate migrant-related crimes in Libya, Security Council told
09 may 2017 - 05:35:28New York, US (PANA) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday told the United Nations Security [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: MONUSCO deplores hostilities, escalating violence in Kasai region
05 april 2017 - 11:18:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo has expressed alarm at ongoing reports from the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Top Boko Haram commander surrenders in northeast Nigeria
01 april 2017 - 12:04:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has announced the surrender of a top Boko Haram commander and arrest of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Two female suicide bombers die at security post in northeast Nigeria
12 march 2017 - 10:40:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A pregnant suicide bomber and another died when they were subdued by the military as they [...] Full text...
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Zambia: South African police hunt down Zambian accused of murdering girlfriend, son
09 march 2017 - 13:47:17Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has sought the help of the Zambia High Commission in [...] Full text...
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Libya: UNSMIL head urges parties to respect humanitarian law in Qanfuda
28 february 2017 - 19:14:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Qaddafi regime trial fell short of international standards - UN report
21 february 2017 - 18:16:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army arrest 3,332 Boko Haram suspects, 26 foreigners
02 february 2017 - 18:58:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 3,332 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and 26 foreigners have been arrested by the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AI decries arrest of anti-corruption activist in Sierra Leone
01 february 2017 - 17:34:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday decried the arrest and detention of Abdul Fatorma, anti-corruption activist in [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh exits Gambian presidency
20 january 2017 - 20:04:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Guinean and Mauritanian leaders on Friday successfully persuaded Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh to leave the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria partners with EU, UN, others in fighting Boko Haram
13 december 2016 - 15:52:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government on Tuesday vowed that all Boko Haram terrorists under its custody and anybody [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC to hold hearing on South Africa’s non-cooperation on Al-Bashir's arrest
08 december 2016 - 17:29:19New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will convene a public hearing [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army Chief says war against Boko Haram must end this year
05 december 2016 - 06:47:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has directed troop commanders tasked with the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian military release fresh list of 55 wanted Boko Haram members
21 november 2016 - 17:30:55Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin on Monday released a banner containing photographs [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian government sets up panel to stop violence in Niger Delta
11 november 2016 - 13:53:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian federal government has set up a committee, the Niger Delta Riverine Protection Programme, to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Multinational force says 240 Boko Haram terrorists surrender
01 november 2016 - 06:29:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), operating in the Lake Chad Basin, has announced that through [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian military command arrests 1,358 in emergency crackdown
20 october 2016 - 20:00:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More than 1,358 people have been arrested under the Ethiopian State of Emergency law and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army says its troops killed 7 militants in Cross River State
30 september 2016 - 14:40:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army said its troops from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar, in [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Joint force destroys 12 Boko Haram camps in Lake Chad Basin
10 september 2016 - 19:04:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says its land and air component has cleared 12 identified [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Opposition applies for ballot papers to be under court custody
22 august 2016 - 14:55:52Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition party leader, Hakainde Hichilema, who is challenging the re-election of President Edgar Lungu [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army captures two high profile Boko Haram terrorists
03 august 2016 - 16:57:53Abuja, Nigeria – (PANA) – The Nigerian Army announced Wednesday the arrest of two high profile Boko Haram terrorists in [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC Trial Chamber refers Uganda, Djibouti to UN Security Council
12 july 2016 - 17:19:13New York, US (PANA) - Uganda and Djibouti have failed to comply with the request for arrest and surrender of [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC prosecutor says justice, accountability vital for peace in Libya
26 may 2016 - 22:23:27New York, US (PANA) - Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, says justice, accountability and the [...] Full text...
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US: Amnesty Int'l tasks Ivorian authorities on Ms. Gbagbo's trial
09 may 2016 - 13:01:47New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Monday urged Ivorian authorities to reconsider their refusal to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Senior Rwandan official granted provisional release in corruption case
15 april 2016 - 08:23:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The director-general of Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA), Dr. Rose Mukankomeje, who was remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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Libya: Tripoli-based National Salvation government 'cedes' power
06 april 2016 - 05:25:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of National Salvation in Tripoli, one of the two governments in Libya, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria establishes rehabilitation camp for repentant Boko Haram fighters
05 april 2016 - 20:23:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military Tuesday announced that the federal government has established a camp for the rehabilitation [...] Full text...
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US: US welcomes arrival of Libyan Presidency Council in Tripoli
31 march 2016 - 08:40:39Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the Libyan Presidency Council’s arrival in Tripoli on 30 March. A statement [...] Full text...
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Libya: UN envoy welcomes arrival of Presidency Council in Tripoli
31 march 2016 - 06:50:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations envoy for Libya on Wednesday welcomed the arrival in Tripoli of the Presidency [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military to subject alleged Boko Haram leader's video to ascertain authenticity
24 march 2016 - 15:13:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Thursday said it is subjecting a purported new video from the alleged [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Omar Al-Bashir's fiercest critic, Turabi, dies
06 march 2016 - 14:47:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Veteran Sudanese opposition leader, Dr. Hassan al-Turabi, the only Sudanese politician to support a warrant issued [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU earmarks financing breakthrough to advance democracy
05 february 2016 - 09:44:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to [...] Full text...
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US: Amnesty International stresses justice for Ivorians
27 january 2016 - 19:50:09New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International on Wednesday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) must ensure that justice is [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Mahama expresses hope for a better 2016
31 december 2015 - 21:16:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president has said that 2015 was particularly a challenging year and expressed the hope that [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council welcomes completion of Tribunal on Rwandan genocide
23 december 2015 - 05:26:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council in a new resolution adopted on Tuesday has welcomed the completion [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC prosecutor tasks UN Security Council on Darfur war crimes
16 december 2015 - 16:13:59New York, US (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has chided the UN Security Council for its [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda's senior rebel leader surrenders
25 november 2015 - 16:32:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA )-- A key commander of the Rwandan Hutu rebel group, the so-called Democratic Forces for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military issues 'final warning' to Boko Haram
20 october 2015 - 23:33:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of December's deadline given the Nigerian military by President Muhammadu Buhari to end the Boko [...] Full text...
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