Torture is never justified, insists UN rights chief, as key accord turns 40

15 november 2024 - 06:06:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s been 40 years since countries adopted the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or [...] Full text...

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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan

25 october 2024 - 18:14:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto

12 september 2024 - 09:12:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...

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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

28 august 2024 - 04:58:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...

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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier

27 august 2024 - 05:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights ‘unimaginable grief’ stemming from terror attacks

21 august 2024 - 05:28:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism just as the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA

22 july 2024 - 16:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres

27 june 2024 - 05:50:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives

25 june 2024 - 19:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...

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New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

25 june 2024 - 13:03:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling

14 june 2024 - 07:03:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

11 june 2024 - 06:36:02
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO

08 june 2024 - 06:27:43
Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...

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Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’

31 may 2024 - 06:38:11
New York, US (PANA) - With no let-up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

28 may 2024 - 12:41:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn

22 may 2024 - 16:13:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary

02 may 2024 - 13:16:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...

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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'

26 april 2024 - 14:49:26
New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...

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UNRWA report: UN chief stands with agency, backs findings of probe into 7 October attacks in Israel

22 april 2024 - 17:34:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency [...] Full text...

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UN chief appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East

19 april 2024 - 05:14:16
New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched

17 april 2024 - 20:53:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering

16 april 2024 - 16:00:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hope grows for UN mission to ‘flood’ Gaza with food, despite fears of imminent Rafah invasion

07 april 2024 - 18:46:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s overriding mission in Gaza to ‘flood the place with food’ and avert famine, has [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears

05 april 2024 - 17:38:54
New York, US (PANA) - Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began

27 march 2024 - 14:36:52
New York, US (PANA) - The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has [...] Full text...

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Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso, says UN rights chief

22 march 2024 - 05:13:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorised by armed groups and the rampant insecurity [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

19 march 2024 - 13:10:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles in a month

16 march 2024 - 08:39:20
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tonnes of rubble and [...] Full text...

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Washington acknowledges South Africa's election record

15 march 2024 - 10:37:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With the national elections looming, the United States Embassy in South Africa has praised [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City

13 march 2024 - 05:51:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza war: Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN

12 march 2024 - 13:14:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for [...] Full text...

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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’

09 march 2024 - 07:46:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Starvation claiming growing number of young lives, warns UN

07 march 2024 - 15:26:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Days from the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and with no ceasefire agreement in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

29 february 2024 - 19:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the [...] Full text...

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EU leaders declare solidarity, commitment and resolve to support Ukraine against Russia

23 february 2024 - 17:01:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Today marks a tragic anniversary: that of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in manifest [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

20 february 2024 - 12:09:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’ warns UN’s top aid official

08 february 2024 - 18:10:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further fighting across Gaza on Thursday, including reports of deadly airstrikes in Rafah governorate, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

02 february 2024 - 06:13:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed in Mali ‘summary executions’ - UN rights chief

02 february 2024 - 05:36:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his shock on Thursday at credible reports alleging that Malian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN chief to meet UNRWA donors as major charities call for continued support

30 january 2024 - 06:12:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Simply not enough food’ to go around, warn UN humanitarians

29 january 2024 - 14:51:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip have been “particularly intense” in the southern city of Khan [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres

28 january 2024 - 13:39:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...

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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division

28 january 2024 - 06:04:11
New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks

26 january 2024 - 16:26:29
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) [...] Full text...

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Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief

25 january 2024 - 07:09:28
New York, US (PANA) - In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war

22 january 2024 - 12:34:02
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: South Sudan President Kiir calls for 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire

21 january 2024 - 15:46:44
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the  bloody war [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Govt calls on UN Security Council to take punitive action against RSF and supporters

21 january 2024 - 10:36:46
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has urged the UN Security Council to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fewer than 1 in 4 aid missions given green light, says OCHA

16 january 2024 - 15:28:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have continued to block lifesaving aid from reaching northern Gaza 102 days since [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises

16 january 2024 - 05:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza conflict: UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears

15 january 2024 - 13:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After more than 100 days of war in Gaza and no let-up in sight, senior UN [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks with Algerian FM Attaf on global issues

07 january 2024 - 07:53:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday spoke with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: RSF signs agreement to end bloody war

03 january 2024 - 07:35:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Coordination of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'needless', 'brutal' war

02 january 2024 - 06:24:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Monday called for an end to the "needless" and "brutal" war between [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council adopts key resolution on Gaza crisis

22 december 2023 - 18:07:15
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, with [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council continues negotiations over Gaza resolution calling for ‘urgent suspension’ of fighting

21 december 2023 - 17:19:31
New York, US (PANA) - After intense negotiations all week behind closed doors at the 15-member Security Council, ambassadors are [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council postpones vote on draft ceasefire resolution

20 december 2023 - 07:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday postponed a vote on a draft resolution calling for [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

13 december 2023 - 18:16:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid access to north now entirely blocked amid escalating bombing in south

04 december 2023 - 16:54:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

01 december 2023 - 13:55:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Last-minute extension of pause in fighting offers new relief window

30 november 2023 - 18:07:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A last-minute extension of the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency

29 november 2023 - 21:11:36
Cairo, Egypt (PAA) - Amid hopes of a deal to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN General Assembly President calls for longer-term humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

29 november 2023 - 05:36:15
New York, US (PANA) - The brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October followed by Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths

21 november 2023 - 19:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Unprecedented and unparalleled' civilian death toll: Guterres

20 november 2023 - 18:53:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief said in Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues

20 november 2023 - 12:57:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, where two UN-run schools received direct hits over the weekend amid intensified fighting, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise

17 november 2023 - 20:33:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

17 november 2023 - 16:38:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends authorisation of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia

16 november 2023 - 10:20:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended its authorisation of the African Union Transition Mission [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’

15 november 2023 - 15:34:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan “to rein in the carnage” in [...] Full text...

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Government of Burkina Faso welcomes liberation of Kidal

15 november 2023 - 15:00:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has expressed its delight at the liberation of Kidal after [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: UN relief chief

11 november 2023 - 18:26:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical,’ UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

11 november 2023 - 18:17:09
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

04 november 2023 - 05:50:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

03 november 2023 - 06:45:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians

02 november 2023 - 08:01:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA

01 november 2023 - 18:27:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

01 november 2023 - 06:47:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians

30 october 2023 - 13:03:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

26 october 2023 - 12:49:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza crisis: Deadlock deepens as Security Council rejects competing resolutions by US and Russia

25 october 2023 - 21:47:02
New York, US (PANA) - China and Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief hits back at ‘false’ claim he justified Hamas terror attacks

25 october 2023 - 16:01:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly rebuked what he described as the “false” claim by top [...] Full text...

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Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza

17 october 2023 - 05:47:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

15 october 2023 - 19:22:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'

10 october 2023 - 06:22:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses 78th UN General Assembly

25 september 2023 - 14:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Saturday, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop addressed the 78th session [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances

31 august 2023 - 06:58:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning [...] Full text...

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US flags opportunities, risks of gold trade across sub-Saharan Africa

28 june 2023 - 11:43:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is flagging opportunities and risks associated with the gold trade in sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper sums up G7 Declaration as "constant nuclear terror and false peace".

26 may 2023 - 19:36:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The  Libyan newspaper "Alsabaaah" said here Friday the Declaration of the Summit of the Group of [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Eliminate ‘weapons of terror’ to avert future chemical warfare

16 may 2023 - 05:57:56
New York, US (PANA) - The world must make every effort to eliminate chemical weapons, the UN chief said on [...] Full text...

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After COVID-19, world faces threat of nuclear terror -Libyan newspaper

12 may 2023 - 16:03:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" avers that the world's population has just breathed a deep and unprecedented "Phew" [...] Full text...

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‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears

20 april 2023 - 05:49:16
New York, US (PANA) - After months of fighting and rising tensions across the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson links rise of terrorism in Africa to Libyan crisis in 2011

30 march 2023 - 15:48:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Comorian President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU), Azali Assoumani, said here Thursday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Parliament removes rebel TPLF from terrorist list

22 march 2023 - 18:26:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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International seminar on interreligious, intercultural dialogue opens in Bamako

22 march 2023 - 16:58:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day high-level international seminar on the theme: "Intercultural and inter-religious dialogue: what strategies for sustainable [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence

24 february 2023 - 05:31:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A top UN human rights official has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of perpetrating summary killings, rapes in DRC

17 february 2023 - 10:52:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped [...] Full text...

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‘We must be more vigilant than ever,’ Guterres warns on first International Day to prevent violent extremism

12 february 2023 - 08:00:29
New York, UN (PANA) - With extremist groups expanding their reach, the international community cannot let up its guard against [...] Full text...

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ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears

10 february 2023 - 05:25:04
New York, US (PANA) - Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da'esh, continues to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders rattled after night raid on former Interior Secretary

09 february 2023 - 13:19:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leaders stayed at the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, after a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be defended in fight against terrorism: UN chief

26 january 2023 - 05:33:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if [...] Full text...

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WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’ in Mali

25 january 2023 - 05:16:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a statement deploring the abduction of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,

20 january 2023 - 19:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...

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Pardon of 49 Ivorian soldiers by President of Malian Transition reinforces dynamics of friendly, good relations between Mali and Côte d'Ivoire

07 january 2023 - 18:48:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pardon granted on Friday by the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, [...] Full text...

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Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako

30 december 2022 - 15:45:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the [...] Full text...

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Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties in Somalia

15 november 2022 - 05:11:13
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has [...] Full text...

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'Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict:'

11 november 2022 - 05:46:17
New York, US (PANA) - The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror

30 october 2022 - 05:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with [...] Full text...

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South Africa on high alert after terrorism warning

27 october 2022 - 12:23:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities are monitoring the security situation after the United States Embassy on [...] Full text...

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US State Department approves voluntary departure of citizens from Nigeria

27 october 2022 - 05:15:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US State Department has approved the authorised voluntary departure of family members and non-emergency U.S. [...] Full text...

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US, UK Embassies warn of likely terrorist attacks in Nigerian capital

24 october 2022 - 11:43:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The US Embassy and Britsh High Commission in Nigeria are warning of likely terrorist attacks in [...] Full text...

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Senior US officials discuss security, governance issues during West African visit

23 october 2022 - 05:31:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Senior US officials have paid a five-day visit to four West African countries where they met [...] Full text...

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Guinea opposition party denounces 'kidnapping' of its official

18 october 2022 - 12:28:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's opposition party, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), has denounced Monday's arrest of [...] Full text...

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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched

07 october 2022 - 05:24:10
New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Somalia committed to tackling twin threats of looming famine and terrorism, President tells UN Assembly

23 september 2022 - 06:14:33
New York, US (PANA) - Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of [...] Full text...

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Kenya's President Kenyatta ends duty

13 september 2022 - 12:24:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has ended his two-term era as the Head of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam

09 august 2022 - 10:38:05
The 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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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission strongly condemns terrorist attack at Mali military base

23 july 2022 - 14:22:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned Friday's terrorist [...] Full text...

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4 dead, several injured in clashes between armed groups in southern Tripoli

22 july 2022 - 15:40:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four people, including a 12-year-old child, were killed and several others wounded in clashes between rival [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman, US Ambassador discuss security situation in Tripoli

12 june 2022 - 05:31:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the US Ambassador, Richard Norland, on [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn latest armed clashes in Tripoli

11 june 2022 - 20:16:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The gun battles between two armed groups in Tripoli on Friday night, which reiterated the persistence [...] Full text...

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Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns

09 june 2022 - 06:14:52
New York, US (PANA) - While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from [...] Full text...

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‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears

09 june 2022 - 05:27:17
New York, US (PANA) - Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome [...] Full text...

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Libyan GNU praises professionalism and firmness of security organs during armed clashes in Tripoli

17 may 2022 - 14:27:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government praised the security and military services for "professionally and firmly confronting a [...] Full text...

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2nd Lead: Police officer shot, property damaged in Tripoli clashes between supporters of rival PMs (Eds: Adds reactions of officials, countries )

17 may 2022 - 13:17:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan police officer was shot and wounded during armed clashes between supporters of Libya's rival [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM calls for coordinated efforts to deal with terrorism

11 may 2022 - 11:50:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), [...] Full text...

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Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres

11 may 2022 - 05:55:53
Malaga, Spain (PANA) - Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel

03 may 2022 - 05:30:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...

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Rights group alleges Malian soldiers, assosiated foreign forces 'summarily executed' some 300 civilians

05 april 2022 - 07:27:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and associated foreign soldiers allegedly summarily executed an estimated 300 civilian men, some of [...] Full text...

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HRW demands release of 50 people arrested in Derna by Libyan militia leader Haftar's men

09 march 2022 - 10:56:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An armed group associated with the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), led by Khalifa Haftar, arbitrarily arrested [...] Full text...

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40 civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali

18 february 2022 - 18:06:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several gunmen, presumed terrorists, killed 40 civilians Sunday, 6 February, 2022, at about 2 pm, during [...] Full text...

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Tug of war between govt and Parliament, the Libyan people called upon to decide (Analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

11 february 2022 - 05:05:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The procedure launched by Parliament to form a new government on Thursday resulted in the plenary [...] Full text...

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About 60 people killed as terrorists raid towns in northwest Nigeria

07 january 2022 - 12:14:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Besieged by ongoing military onslaught against them, migrating terrorists have killed over 60 people in many [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in review: Many African countries remained hotspots in 2021: UN

28 december 2021 - 10:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Many African countries remained hotspots of conflict and tension in 2021 and United Nations "Blue [...] Full text...

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East African block says quiet diplomacy has paid off in mitigating conflicts in the region

17 december 2021 - 16:19:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Inter-government Authority for Development (IGAD), has revealed that what it termed “quiet diplomacy” [...] Full text...

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Three killed in suicide attack in Western Kenya village

08 december 2021 - 14:42:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The police have termed as a terror attack an incident in which an elusive Al Shabaab [...] Full text...

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Kenyan prisons commander fired after terror convicts jail break

17 november 2021 - 17:36:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Prisons Commissioner-General, Wycliffe Ogalo, was fired on Wednesday and immediately arrested following the escape [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Police manhunt for missing terror operative

10 november 2021 - 08:22:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation have appealed for information leading [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray

07 november 2021 - 14:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...

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AU condemns terror attack in Niger

05 november 2021 - 12:40:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned the killing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Terror bandits invade University of Abuja staff quarters, abduct Professor, his two children, three others

02 november 2021 - 19:24:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terror bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), abducted a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nine killed, houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria

02 november 2021 - 18:34:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine persons have been killed and houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local [...] Full text...

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Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa, says top UN official

29 october 2021 - 05:19:20
New York, US (PANA) - The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasised the “vital importance” of peace and security in [...] Full text...

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Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar

24 october 2021 - 11:06:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - At least three people were feared killed and about seven severely injured in an explosion on Saturday night [...] Full text...

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Mali's High Islamic Council mandated to negotiate with jihadist leaders

21 october 2021 - 13:06:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's interim government has mandated the High Islamic Council (HCI), the highest religious authority, to negotiate [...] Full text...

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'Restoration of Algeria-Morocco relations vital to Africa’s free trade ambition'

30 september 2021 - 12:15:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – As the diplomatic spat between Algeria and Morocco widened last week with the banning of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force airstrikes kill five terror bandits’ kingpins, 26 others in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria

21 september 2021 - 23:08:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Five kingpins of terrorists and bandits’ groups in Zamfara State were Tuesday killed by Nigeria Air Force [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Statistics of crisis in Northwest Nigeria competing with Afghanistan, warns Governor El-Rufai

21 september 2021 - 21:34:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said the human capital development indices of the North [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soldier dies as troops eliminate 42 fleeing terrorists, bandits in Niger State

20 september 2021 - 21:52:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian troops, comprising the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Nigeria Police Mobile unit forces, have eliminated [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: Premier Abiy responds to US sanctions over Tigray situation

17 september 2021 - 20:33:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday wrote an open letter to US President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Terror bandits free 240 inmates from Kabba jail in north-central Nigeria

13 september 2021 - 17:33:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Correctional Centre on Monday confirmed that 240 inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial [...] Full text...

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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria beg for dialogue after sustained military operations

12 september 2021 - 14:44:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The sustained aerial and ground operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria is forcing the terror [...] Full text...

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President Barrow's adviser on strategic communications resigns over alliance with ex-President Jammeh party

07 september 2021 - 20:16:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  Fatou Jaw Manneh, adviser on strategic communications, development, and emerging social issues, has resigned in protest [...] Full text...

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AMISOM stabilisation mission in Somalia hangs on four-point scenario

04 september 2021 - 21:56:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union and the UN Security Council are consulting based on a four-point scenario [...] 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 - 22:16:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government has admonished naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Islamic State threat moves online, expands across Africa: Top UN expert warns

20 august 2021 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Governor of Kano State, Northwest Nigeria, escapes death as terrorists attack convoy

30 june 2021 - 22:25:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terrorists on Wednesday unleashed an attack on the convoy of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, [...] Full text...

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'Balai citoyen' movement accuses Burkinabe state for neglecting people in danger of terror attack

29 june 2021 - 14:33:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - 'Balai Citoyen' movement, a civil society organisation comprising young people, announced on Tuesday that it [...] Full text...

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Ambush on police patrol in north-central Burkina Faso leaves 15 dead

23 june 2021 - 13:42:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The latest death toll from Monday night's ambush by unidentified gunmen on the Barsalogho-Foubé road [...] Full text...

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PM launches new initiative to overcome current political stalemate

22 june 2021 - 21:05:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on Tuesday launched a new initiative with a view to overcoming the current [...] Full text...

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Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’: UN chief

18 june 2021 - 06:24:18
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for protection for Burkina Faso civilians after terror attack leaves 132 dead

08 june 2021 - 05:33:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human rights [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Expect changes in security operations in Nigeria, says Defence Minister

07 june 2021 - 18:25:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held his maiden meeting with the new Chief of Army Staff [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns

22 may 2021 - 05:55:54
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel [...] Full text...

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Secretary-General calls for immediate end to 'senseless' Israeli-Palestine violence

17 may 2021 - 06:15:54
New York, US (PANA) - The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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UK imposes sanctions on Haftar-affiliated al-Kaniyat militia

14 may 2021 - 11:35:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the al-Kaniyat militia and its leaders, Abderrahim  al-Kani and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president condemns cycle of violence

05 may 2021 - 08:25:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the killing of 11 people in Gwer West Local [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari directs deployment of “fiercest show of legitimate force” on killers of 3 abducted students

24 april 2021 - 18:06:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday directed the deployment by the military and other security agencies of the “fiercest [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS condemns terror attacks in Côte d'Ivoire

02 april 2021 - 18:32:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the latest terror attacks in [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa addresses crisis in Mozambique

02 april 2021 - 15:02:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday assured South Africans that his government is [...] Full text...

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Chadian leader says Multinational Joint Task Force can eradicate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism

27 march 2021 - 18:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chadian president Idris Deby Itno on Saturday said that the militaries of the five countries under [...] Full text...

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Kenya to shut 500,000 population refugee camp after new ultimatum

24 march 2021 - 20:04:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has issued a final 14-day ultimatum to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide a [...] Full text...

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Education charity announces US$1 million grant for displaced children

10 march 2021 - 13:02:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Education without delay (Education cannot wait), announced on Tuesday a US$1 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into deaths in Senegal's protests

09 march 2021 - 06:01:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As Senegal continues to be rocked by bloody protests following the arrest last week of opposition [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian House of Representatives begins screening of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs

17 february 2021 - 20:51:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The screening of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs-designate commenced here Wednesday, as the House [...] Full text...

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Important security belt deployed around Tunisian Parliament

26 january 2021 - 21:20:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Hundreds of demonstrators Tuesday gathered in front of the Tunisian Parliament in Bardo, a suburb of [...] Full text...

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Clashes erupted between demonstrators and police in Tunis

23 january 2021 - 19:49:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces on Saturday during a demonstration by hundreds of young [...] Full text...

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US Mission to African Union comments on American democracy's 'dark moment'

08 january 2021 - 17:44:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US Mission to the African Union said Friday the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt slams 'irresponsible' calls for President Buhari to resign over mounting insecurity

04 december 2020 - 10:54:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of the deteriorating security situation in the country are [...] Full text...

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Security units arrest 'takfiri' element in Tunisia

03 december 2020 - 17:37:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian security units have arrested near the Algeria border  a takfiri element wanted for his role [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers

29 november 2020 - 20:02:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...

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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force

17 november 2020 - 04:42:09
New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...

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USA envoy said meeting with Sudanese PM great

12 november 2020 - 17:23:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Donald Booth, currently on a visit to Khartoum, has said [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM Hamdok congratulates U.S. President-elect Biden

08 november 2020 - 09:18:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Saturday congratulated Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidential election. “On [...] Full text...

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Messages of hope from military commission push for peaceful resolution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

05 november 2020 - 23:44:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten days after signing the permanent peace deal in Geneva, the joint 5+5 military commission has [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court jails Westgate terror attack accomplices

30 october 2020 - 22:12:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan Court has sentenced two men, convicted of the Westgate terror attack of September 2013, [...] Full text...

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