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11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians
11 november 2024 - 08:55:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians [...] Full text...
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Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
08 november 2024 - 12:15:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa
04 november 2024 - 11:31:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...
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US condemns militia attacks against Sudanese civilians
30 october 2024 - 15:11:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms recent attacks [...] Full text...
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UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Army Announces Surrender of Senior RSF commander
20 october 2024 - 14:42:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Sunday announced the surrender of a senior commander from the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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IMF and WBG announce Tanzania is second beneficiary of Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Climate Action
11 october 2024 - 18:03:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced Tanzania [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis
28 august 2024 - 04:51:51Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] Full text...
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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA
22 july 2024 - 16:16:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Botswana to enhance renewable energy, improve electricity services
13 july 2024 - 07:36:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved its first lending operation supporting renewable energy development [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso desperately needs aid supplies - UN
29 june 2024 - 06:01:12New York, US (PANA) - Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country [...] Full text...
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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief
20 june 2024 - 06:24:12New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as war descends further into chaos
19 june 2024 - 06:45:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in [...] Full text...
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WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger
19 june 2024 - 06:31:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in [...] Full text...
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Community infrastructure supports lives and national reconciliation in Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Athanase Danhossou, Fred Frippiat, Joachim Boko and Oghenesuvwe Kokoricha
04 june 2024 - 06:47:47Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Displacement due to conflict is on the rise around the world. In the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Nigerian entrepreneur lauded for digital healthcare initiative
24 may 2024 - 15:26:07Boston, Massachusetts (PANA) – A digital healthcare initiative that has enabled some 260,000 patients in Nigerian villages to access healthcare [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region
03 may 2024 - 18:14:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent [...] Full text...
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Malaria on the rise in Madagascar as climate change leaves healthcare out of reach, says health charity
28 april 2024 - 05:33:08Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar, is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, [...] Full text...
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UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso
27 april 2024 - 05:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack
27 april 2024 - 05:05:23New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers
25 april 2024 - 10:39:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...
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US calls for Immediate cessation of attacks in Sudanese El Fasher city
25 april 2024 - 06:16:29Washington, DC, US (PA A) - The United States is calling on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
22 april 2024 - 17:20:58New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the [...] Full text...
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EC sanctions four persons, two entities over human rights abuses against Palestinians
19 april 2024 - 15:03:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council ( EC) on Friday listed four persons and two entities under the EU [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group aims to expand health services to 1.5 billion people
18 april 2024 - 18:20:24Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
17 april 2024 - 05:44:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres
15 april 2024 - 18:58:05New York, US (PANA) - “The world is forgetting about the people of Sudan,” the UN chief warned on Monday, [...] Full text...
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New World Bank programme expands access to electricity in Ethiopia
04 april 2024 - 08:04:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank programme is set to strengthen and expand the electricity network, improve [...] Full text...
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24 march 2024 - 07:51:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians are on Sunday making Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairmen of Libyan Council reaffirm readiness to support any initiative within the UN framework
07 march 2024 - 16:48:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During a meeting with the US President's Special Envoy, Ambassador Richard Norland, and the Chargé d'Affaires [...] Full text...
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Water and electricity ‘will save us from famine’ (A feature by WFP)
03 march 2024 - 07:56:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas [...] Full text...
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Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
28 february 2024 - 05:35:27Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, [...] Full text...
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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic
22 february 2024 - 05:50:48New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis escalates in eastern DR Congo due to fresh clashes, flooding
20 february 2024 - 14:47:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...
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At least 15 people killed in road accident in central Mali
20 february 2024 - 12:46:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least fifteen people were killed and 46 others injured, some seriously, in a traffic accident [...] Full text...
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UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei
05 february 2024 - 18:17:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Medical charity calls for urgent response amid high death rates, malnutrition crisis in North Darfur
05 february 2024 - 16:17:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling for the mass mobilization of the international community [...] Full text...
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Helping youth in Benin find economic opportunities: World Bank Blog (By Solene Rougeaux and Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie)
30 january 2024 - 19:17:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Like many of its neighbours, Benin is experiencing growing threats of conflict. The country’s proximity to Burkina [...] Full text...
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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock
27 january 2024 - 07:59:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...
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More than 350,000 people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Congo floods
20 january 2024 - 06:30:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Unprecedented flooding in the Republic of the Congo has left more than 350,000 people in urgent need [...] Full text...
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Terrorist leader neutralised in central-eastern Burkina Faso
19 january 2024 - 11:49:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The leader of the Sablogo/Lalgaye terrorist base in central-eastern Burkina Faso, Abdoul Karim Dicko, and [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation announces social innovators of 2024
16 january 2024 - 17:20:16Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...
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Arrest of "governor of Daech in Libya" welcomed by PM
05 january 2024 - 14:44:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has hailed the [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates World Cup win with public holiday
15 december 2023 - 07:47:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Friday commemorated the country’s historic 2023 Rugby World Cup Final victory [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Army Chief visits scene of drone attack that killed dozens of civilians
05 december 2023 - 14:12:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community in [...] Full text...
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No train, (because of) no gain? Under-training by employers in spot labour markets: World Bank Blog
04 december 2023 - 07:42:06Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Labour markets in low- and middle-income countries are often organised via short-term informal spot contracts: in [...] Full text...
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
01 december 2023 - 07:08:14Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of [...] Full text...
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Thousands trapped in northern Mali city and running out of food - Save the Children
28 november 2023 - 11:20:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 136,000 people, including nearly 74,000 children, are trapped in the city of Timbuktu in northern [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing
11 november 2023 - 09:18:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians
02 november 2023 - 08:01:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...
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Nearly 4,000 killed and civilian property destroyed during raging Darfur conflict
17 october 2023 - 16:51:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has had a devastating toll on civilians, UN humanitarians warned on [...] Full text...
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
13 october 2023 - 19:19:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...
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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'
10 october 2023 - 06:22:19New 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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Rights group says unlawful killings of two people by Cameroon separatists must not go unpunished
07 october 2023 - 06:47:31Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Amnesty international has condemned the unlawful killing of two people by armed separatists in the the [...] Full text...
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Gambian President Barrow lauds SOS as 'genuinely philanthropic' group
26 september 2023 - 10:38:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has described humanitarian charity, SOS, as a "genuinely philanthropic" group that has [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict in Chad, Sudan
17 september 2023 - 04:48:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict in Chad, Sudan
17 september 2023 - 00:07:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Government activates emergency programme to rehouse victims
15 september 2023 - 06:25:58Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco is activating an emergency programme for rehousing victims as well as caring for those most [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Death toll reaches 2,946
14 september 2023 - 07:45:00Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll in the earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September has risen to 2,946, [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: IFRC launches 100 million Swiss Francs emergency appeal to scale up relief efforts
13 september 2023 - 08:24:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal [...] Full text...
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Heavy human and material toll from storm Daniel in Libya and appeal for international aid
12 september 2023 - 14:51:43Tripoli, Lidbya (PANA) - Storm Daniel, which hit eastern Libya on Sunday, was particularly deadly, with the Libyan authorities reporting [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll goes up to 2,901 with 5,530 injuries
12 september 2023 - 13:30:05Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from Morocco's devastating earthquake has gone up to 2,901 frrom 2,681, the Ministry of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Picture of devastation emerges as storm wreaks havoc in eastern Libya
12 september 2023 - 13:15:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the picture of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya last Sunday begins [...] Full text...
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US offers help to Libya as thousands are feared dead in floods after Storm Daniel wreaked havoc
12 september 2023 - 07:18:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has expressed its sympathies and condolences to Libya as thousands of people are [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,862 as hopes to rescue victims trapped under rubbles fade
12 september 2023 - 06:21:45Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake that struck several Moroccan provinces and prefectures has risen [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Prime Minister declares three days of national mourning in Libya
11 september 2023 - 19:57:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Tripoli on Monday, the Libyan Prime [...] Full text...
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Prime Minister declares three days of national mourning in Libya
11 september 2023 - 18:52:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Tripoli on Monday, the Libyan Prime [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,681
11 september 2023 - 18:07:05Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday issued a second update on the toll of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,497
11 september 2023 - 11:47:42Rabat, Ethiopia (PANA) - Morocco's Ministry of the Interior said on Monday that the death toll from last Friday night's [...] Full text...
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Morocco earthquake: Rescuers battle odds to reach victims
11 september 2023 - 07:34:42Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Battling blocked roads, rough terrain, distance, inadequate equipment and aftershocks, among others, rescuers are racing against [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Morocco earthquake: Death toll climbs to 2,122 as rescue teams reach some badly hit areas
10 september 2023 - 17:01:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The death toll from last Friday's earthquake in Morocco has climbed again to 2,122 as rescuers [...] Full text...
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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique
08 september 2023 - 16:40:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...
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‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights in CAR, says rights expert
25 august 2023 - 05:52:17Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF, allied militias rape dozens, says HRW
17 august 2023 - 07:18:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias raped several dozen women and girls in [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
15 august 2023 - 05:42:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
11 august 2023 - 17:50:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has [...] Full text...
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Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
04 august 2023 - 05:59:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence
28 july 2023 - 17:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Mauritius tourism 'showcase for other countries'
28 july 2023 - 10:47:10Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - UNWTO’s Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, said on Friday that Mauritius is a showcase in the [...] Full text...
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Mali junta denies right group's report on summary execution, forcible disappearance of civilians
25 july 2023 - 16:52:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has rejected a report by human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), which found [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch accuses RSF of abuses in Darfur
11 july 2023 - 06:41:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic [...] Full text...
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WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
06 july 2023 - 05:53:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns Israeli military escalation against Jenin camp in the West Bank
05 july 2023 - 15:28:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Fighting in northeastern Sudan sends hundreds of families into Ethiopia - UN
26 june 2023 - 19:20:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has expressed grave concern over the recent fighting that erupted in the Blue [...] Full text...
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Combating drought, one garden at a time (A WFP feature)
18 june 2023 - 04:48:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is [...] Full text...
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Islamist armed groups wreak havoc in Burkina Faso; kill, loot, burn property - HRW
15 june 2023 - 05:28:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)
11 june 2023 - 07:06:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...
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Armed men attack remote village in Sudan killing dozens
04 june 2023 - 18:48:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Humaira village, 700 km southwest [...] 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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Somalia: Aid agencies alarmed at massive population displacements over conflict, climate change
25 may 2023 - 10:35:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One million people have fled their homes in Somalia due to a mix of conflict, severe [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, NGO fund construction of latrines in western Mali to end open defecation
19 may 2023 - 16:12:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several villages in the rural communities of Bafoulabé, Sidibéla and Mahina in the Kayes region of [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army
05 may 2023 - 07:51:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US Secretary of State speaks to Kenyan, Comorian presidents on ending the fighting
02 may 2023 - 06:56:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Kenyan President, William Ruto and [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Death toll from attack on the village of Karma rises to 136
28 april 2023 - 20:01:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the 20 April attack on the village of Karma in the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese fleeing Khartoum: wrath abroad, warmth at home (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent in Sudan)
27 april 2023 - 18:56:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A Sudanese senior diplomat in Egypt has advised his countrymen to stop heading for Egypt and opt, [...] Full text...
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Ivorian hydropower plant to supply electricity to 100,000 households, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
21 april 2023 - 06:23:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Three years after construction began, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower plant project, located some 150 km north [...] Full text...
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Aid for displaced desperately needed to avoid hunger in Chad
15 april 2023 - 08:43:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
18 march 2023 - 09:11:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children are increasingly caught up in armed conflict in the climate-affected, food insecure central Sahel region, [...] Full text...
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Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo
16 march 2023 - 05:28:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 100,000 people have been displaced, and dozens killed, following a string of armed [...] Full text...
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WB says solar mini grids could power 380 million people in Africa by 2030
27 february 2023 - 13:07:34Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted renewable electricity to underserved villages and communities [...] Full text...
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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray
24 february 2023 - 23:55:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Financial services including banking, telecommunication and energy supply services have gradually resumed in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to exceptionally recruit 5,000 soldiers to strengthen fight against terrorism
24 february 2023 - 20:02:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Army announced Thursday the recruitment of 5,000 soldiers in the fight against terrorism. These [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence
24 february 2023 - 05:31:05Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A top UN human rights official has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 february 2023 - 14:13:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...
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Fighting in Puntland, Somaliland leaves scores dead
17 february 2023 - 08:16:00Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Heavy fighting continued to be reported in Laas Caanood in the disputed Sool Region in South [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders reopening of Solidarity Investment Society hotels closed for ten years
13 february 2023 - 19:54:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has given instructions to [...] Full text...
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AU Health Commissioner calls on Mali's Transitional President
10 february 2023 - 12:56:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, met on Thursday in Bamako with [...] Full text...
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UN human rights expert confers with senior Sudanese official
02 february 2023 - 14:44:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The visiting United Nations Expert on Human Rights in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, on Thursday called [...] Full text...
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Libyan official paints bleak picture of health sector in the Arab world
31 january 2023 - 11:50:37Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper slams misinformation war against migrants
27 january 2023 - 18:55:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A natural and complex phenomenon that affects all human populations, migration, is intimately linked to the [...] Full text...
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Madagascar: Innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future
21 january 2023 - 07:33:03Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities [...] Full text...
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Sixty women kidnapped in Burkina Faso's Sahel (Update)
19 january 2023 - 20:25:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Djibo said on Thursday that the [...] Full text...
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UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
18 january 2023 - 04:59:37New York, US (PANA) - Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief joins calls for release of dozens of women abducted in Burkina Faso
17 january 2023 - 10:35:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed alarm at the abduction of [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes results of preparatory forum for reconciliation in Libya
13 january 2023 - 14:45:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city
13 january 2023 - 10:34:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: TPLF has handed over heavy weapons - Spokesperson
11 january 2023 - 06:14:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces fought a two-year war with the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Populations in southern Libya facing difficulties linked to various factors
09 january 2023 - 14:28:46Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Several towns, villages and hamlets in southern Libya are facing extreme hardships due to various factors [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov’t sets up Commission to deal disarmed fighters
31 december 2022 - 06:28:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has established a National Rehabilitation Commission to handle citizens to be disarmed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated
30 december 2022 - 05:20:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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UN Condemns communal violence that left dozens killed in Darfur region
27 december 2022 - 17:07:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the recent violence in Darfur that left tens killed and [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone faces challenges in improving citizens’ welfare
15 december 2022 - 14:05:13Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of its population but increased investment [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo
11 december 2022 - 05:30:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Guinea govt, mining companies urged to respect human rights in huge Simandou iron ore project
08 december 2022 - 13:03:03Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine project poses severe risks for communities’ land, water, and environment, Human [...] Full text...
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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says
08 december 2022 - 05:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...
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Former Kenyan President Kenyatta appalled by misery of DRC IDPs
16 november 2022 - 20:08:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who arrived Tuesday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso government denies allegations of abuses by its army
12 november 2022 - 18:36:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has denied allegations of abuses committed by its army on [...] Full text...
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Algerian president calls for non-interference in Libya affairs
02 november 2022 - 12:21:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has called for dialogue and national reconciliation to prevail in order to [...] Full text...
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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC
01 november 2022 - 05:44:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group [...] Full text...
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AU expresses concern at deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC
31 october 2022 - 07:43:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed extreme concern at the deteriorating security situation in eastern [...] Full text...
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UN chief speaks with Angolan President on renewed fighting in DRC
30 october 2022 - 05:25:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday spoke to President João Lourenço of Angola to discuss [...] Full text...
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Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns
28 october 2022 - 11:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced [...] Full text...
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Special Criminal Court in CAR to issue first verdict on Monday
28 october 2022 - 06:36:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) will issue its first verdict on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Mali: Coordinated massacres by armed Islamist groups, says Human Rights Watch
27 october 2022 - 20:08:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed Islamist groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags coordinated massacres by Islamist armed groups
27 october 2022 - 12:17:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups in Mali have killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee [...] Full text...
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DRC: Over 23,000 people displaced by fighting in North Kivu
24 october 2022 - 18:50:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 23,000 people have been displaced by the latest round of violence between the [...] Full text...
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Violence erupts in DR Congo’s west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes
11 october 2022 - 10:00:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is alarmed by a surge of deadly [...] Full text...
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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)
09 october 2022 - 14:57:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Humanitarian organisations come to aid of population of Djibo (UN)
08 october 2022 - 16:17:51Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Faced with the "complex humanitarian situation in Djibo", humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to provide rapid [...] Full text...
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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns WHO chief, in wide-ranging global health update
05 october 2022 - 19:23:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to [...] Full text...
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Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF
23 september 2022 - 13:49:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely [...] 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 - 06:14:33New York, US (PANA) - Despite efforts to move past decades of drought and conflict, Somalia is facing some of [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls
22 september 2022 - 23:17:58New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’
07 september 2022 - 06:15:15Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF urges all sides to agree an immediate ceasefire 'for the sake of children'
31 august 2022 - 07:50:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all sides to the Ethiopian conflict to agree [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNHCR’s chief urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees
28 august 2022 - 05:21:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a visit to the [...] Full text...
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Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears
24 august 2022 - 05:16:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at [...] Full text...
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Burundi adopts draft decree determining priority sectors for investment
21 august 2022 - 16:31:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, the most important economic news of the week was the analysis and adoption of [...] Full text...
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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights
09 august 2022 - 11:20:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses DRC's M23 rebels of targeting civilians
25 july 2022 - 05:45:47Goma, DRC (PANA) – The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have summarily killed at least 29 [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International urges Ethiopian authorities to investigate massacre in Amhara
22 july 2022 - 06:17:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is urging the Ethiopian authorities to urgently launch an impartial [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
27 june 2022 - 05:33:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council launches strategic vision for national reconciliation
23 june 2022 - 12:18:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the deputy chairmen, Abdallah al-Lafi and [...] Full text...
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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali
23 june 2022 - 05:06:20New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA strongly condemns deadly terrorist attacks in central Mali
22 june 2022 - 13:39:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has strongly condemned the attacks perpetrated [...] Full text...
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New deadly attacks in West Darfur leave scores dead, thousands displaced - Rights group says
22 june 2022 - 07:34:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – New attacks by armed Arab assailants on civilians in west Darfur since April 2022 have left [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania
15 june 2022 - 19:04:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...
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EU funding helps provide sustained, life-saving food assistance in Burkina Faso - WFP
31 may 2022 - 05:49:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received an additional EUR 5 million in [...] Full text...
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Suspected terrorist attack on two villages in Burkina Faso claims 11 lives
24 may 2022 - 11:11:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Eleven people, including three fighters of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP), [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season
12 may 2022 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...
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Libyan gov't drafts plan to diversify economy
09 may 2022 - 11:48:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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Reconciliation project in Libya concerns all regions, aims to establish coexistence - chairman of Council
07 may 2022 - 16:32:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, stressed here Saturday that all Libyan regions, [...] Full text...
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Lassa fever victim's contacts identified in Guinea
24 april 2022 - 17:07:32Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Some 34 contacts of a Lassa fever victim have been identified in the southern prefecture of [...] Full text...
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First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR
19 april 2022 - 20:11:26Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the [...] Full text...
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Two customs officers killed by unidentified armed bandits in southern Mali
19 april 2022 - 12:31:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two customs officers were killed in an attack by unidentified armed bandits on their post in [...] Full text...
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One killed in terrorist attack in central Mali
14 april 2022 - 18:43:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - One person was killed, houses burned and livestock taken away by unidentified heavily armed men who [...] Full text...
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Rights group says justice slow in coming to victims of violence, war crimes in Mali
13 april 2022 - 07:22:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says despite commitments and investigations into increased war crimes and violence [...] Full text...
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Christians in Ghana mark Palm Sunday
10 april 2022 - 10:29:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday making Palm Sunday with churches running in full capacity following [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DRC
01 april 2022 - 12:20:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Government of Uganda and humanitarian partners, is assisting some 10,000 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Japan provides US$2.5 million to support Gambia efforts against pandemic
22 march 2022 - 12:09:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Japan has provided US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support The Gambian [...] Full text...
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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
22 march 2022 - 05:54:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...
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Thirteen soldiers killed in eastern Burkina Faso
21 march 2022 - 13:21:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thirteen Burkinabe soldiers were killed and eight others wounded on Sunday in an ambush by [...] Full text...
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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground
20 march 2022 - 05:55:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] 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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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities
15 march 2022 - 10:47:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...
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UN says dozens of civilians killed in Darfur in renewed violence
12 march 2022 - 14:12:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern following unrest in the Darfur region of Western Sudan [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese army clashes with armed groups in Unity State
26 february 2022 - 00:23:07Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fighting has escalated between the South Sudanese military and armed groups in Unity State, the [...] Full text...
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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province
24 february 2022 - 05:07:56Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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40 civilians killed in terrorist attack in northern Mali
18 february 2022 - 18:06:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several gunmen, presumed terrorists, killed 40 civilians Sunday, 6 February, 2022, at about 2 pm, during [...] Full text...
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Senegalese separatist movement releases seven Senegalese West African peacekeepers
15 february 2022 - 10:50:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Salif Sadio, leader of Senegalese separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), on Monday released [...] Full text...
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Rights group criticises DR Congo for failure to 'fully investigate' killing of 66 Iyeke people
09 february 2022 - 12:44:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has accused the DR Congo authorities of failing to fully investigate the killing [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt. to establish e-platform on govt. spendings, budgets
08 february 2022 - 19:39:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the Minister of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM announces start of payment of third billion dinar wedding bonus to Libyans
06 february 2022 - 13:19:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Ministee Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba announced on Sunday the beginning of the disbursement of the first billion [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
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At least 50,000 Malian refugees return home - PM
31 january 2022 - 18:23:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said here Sunday at least 50,000 Malian refugees out of [...] Full text...
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