UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

14 november 2024 - 05:43:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon

14 october 2024 - 05:12:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel [...] Full text...

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UN experts call on FIFA to respect international law over violations in Israel

04 october 2024 - 05:18:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent experts are calling on the powerful body that governs world football, FIFA, to demand [...] Full text...

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FIFA slap 6-month ban on Cameroonian legend Eto'o

01 october 2024 - 08:48:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the President of the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o, [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...

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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel

05 august 2024 - 18:53:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA [...] Full text...

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Earth’s hottest June on record

08 july 2024 - 20:08:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) -  Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...

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EC adopts package of rules on anti-money laundering

30 may 2024 - 10:39:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a package of new anti-money-laundering rules that will protect European [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: CAF strongly condemns 'unacceptable security breaches' during second leg final match

21 may 2024 - 07:12:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF has strongly condemned "security breaches and spectator misbehaviour" during and after the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN issues updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks

27 april 2024 - 05:22:22
New York, US (PANA) - A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

24 april 2024 - 05:03:08
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report

22 april 2024 - 17:06:22
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] 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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Ghana's central bank suspends foreign exchange trading licences of GT Bank, FBNBank

05 march 2024 - 09:36:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's central bank has suspended the foreign exchange trading Licences of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel

05 february 2024 - 18:12:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN [...] Full text...

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South Africa flags surge in attacks on innocent civilians

23 january 2024 - 10:23:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African  Government on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the increased [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark

12 january 2024 - 20:26:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...

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European Council and Parliament create new authority for anti-money laundering

13 december 2023 - 10:06:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the Parliament on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on creating a new [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day: EU High Representative underlines respect for human rights

09 december 2023 - 16:16:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights is essential for fostering justice and accountability, and to end [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and return to dialogue

03 december 2023 - 16:30:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister reassures on the security situation at Libya's land and sea borders

05 september 2023 - 19:11:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Trabelsi, has stressed [...] Full text...

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Kenya suspends crypto-currency world coin over personal data safety fears

02 august 2023 - 17:16:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has banned its citizens from registering for the World Coin, a new cryptocurrency [...] Full text...

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Nigerian lawyer, 4 other Africans included in FIFA's historic pro bono counsel

08 july 2023 - 14:35:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigerian Barrister Amobi Ezeaku and four fellow Africans have been selected from a large number of [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Khartoum engulfed in most intensive fighting since the outbreak of war

11 june 2023 - 15:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Intensive and ceaseless shelling and bombardment that continued for almost six hours, midday, Khartoum local time, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan encourages African solution for current fighting

10 june 2023 - 18:58:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union, Comorian President Azali Assoumani, has underlined the need for [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict : SAF agrees to 24--hour ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid

09 june 2023 - 16:48:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army on Friday announced a 24-hour truce to allow for passage of badly needed humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Media forgotten in truce agreement; how journalists are faring in war situation (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

29 may 2023 - 12:35:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Over 500 journalists have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties show signs of respecting truce - Facilitators

26 may 2023 - 11:39:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese capital on Friday witnessed cautious calm as the two parties to the fighting appear [...] Full text...

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African tech heavyweights meet in Cape Town

02 may 2023 - 08:35:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rivals accept ceasefire to allow evacuation of foreigners

22 april 2023 - 11:33:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese rivals in the current fighting have started implementing the cessation of hostilities in Khartoum [...] Full text...

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Conference on cybercrime in Africa opens in Mauritius

22 november 2022 - 16:38:24
Pte aux Piments, Mauritius (PANA) - A conference on cybercrime, following the Africa Cyber Surge Operation organised in Kigali in [...] Full text...

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ICJ rejects Myanmar's objections to Gambia's genocide case

23 july 2022 - 16:05:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday  rejected Myanmar's preliminary objections to the case brought by Gambia under [...] Full text...

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Baby formula industry must end 'misleading and aggressive’ online marketing: WHO

29 april 2022 - 15:45:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The $55 billion baby formula industry must end exploitative online marketing targeting parents, particularly mothers, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit

22 march 2022 - 15:16:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...

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Malian wants France to withdraw Barkhane and Takuba forces without delay

18 february 2022 - 20:20:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has urged French authorities to withdraw, without delay, its Barkhane and Takuba forces [...] Full text...

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Explosives manufacturing company at centre of huge Ghana explosion fined $6 million

08 february 2022 - 17:48:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural resources has imposed a $6 million fine on the company [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt

04 february 2022 - 08:42:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] 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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Libyan newspapers highlight concerns about elections, expectations for Paris Conference

31 october 2021 - 17:56:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's scheduled 24 December elections, which has never been so uncertain, with the continued disagreements between the [...] Full text...

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Saadi Gaddafi set free after 7 years in Tripoli prison

06 september 2021 - 13:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Sunday from prison in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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Libyan VP satisfied with African tour focusing on border security, fight against illegal immigration

26 august 2021 - 17:33:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni, has described as "successful" his African tour, [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper reports seizure of its 23 June edition in the east

26 june 2021 - 12:25:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The management of a Libyan newspaper says its edition of 23 June was confiscated in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan declares state of emergency in West Darfur State

06 april 2021 - 07:08:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday declared a state of emergency in West Darfur State where another eruption of [...] Full text...

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FIFA president, Infantino, tours Africa, meets with CAF Presidential hopefuls

21 february 2021 - 12:14:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has visited Mauritania, Senegal, Central African Republic and Rwanda ahead of the [...] Full text...

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The Lomé Initiative for fight against fake medicines reviewed one year after launch

25 january 2021 - 21:07:46
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Director General of the Brazzaville Foundation, Richard Amalvy, presented last weekend to Togolese Head of [...] Full text...

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UN chief says situation in central Mali remains worrying

12 january 2021 - 11:56:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The situation in central Mali remains very worrying, marked by a series of serious violence recorded [...] Full text...

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Africa’s local governments plead for new migration governance

22 december 2020 - 23:32:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Africa’s cities and local united governments (CGLU-Africa) pleaded here Tuesday for new migration governance to mark [...] 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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Protect civilians, uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia

25 november 2020 - 05:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...

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NOC director announces efforts to create new force of oil installations

16 november 2020 - 23:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan National Petroleum Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, announced here Monday efforts to [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 october 2020 - 11:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World  attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] Full text...

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EC lists Russian citizen over violation of arms embargo on Libya

15 october 2020 - 13:01:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday imposed targeted restrictive measures on a Russian engaged in and providing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow announces reopening of hotels, bars, restaurants, pools and gyms

14 october 2020 - 21:46:50
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday announced the reopening of public places such as hotels, motels, lodges, bars, restaurants, [...] Full text...

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Positive death penalty decision in Africa undermined by continued executions, says rights group

10 october 2020 - 06:56:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the year since the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights gave fresh impetus to [...] Full text...

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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence

06 october 2020 - 20:57:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bids to reduce the number of road accidents by 50% by 2025

06 october 2020 - 14:17:16
Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the “Zero Accident” campaign that forms part of a Road Safety [...] Full text...

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Hearing in Environmental degradation case against Nigeria continues Oct. 27

05 october 2020 - 17:23:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Hearing will continue on 27 October, 2020, at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case [...] Full text...

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Guterres says Central African Republic elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace

02 october 2020 - 06:11:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritise [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Human rights violation drop by 9% in August 2020

30 september 2020 - 22:26:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Joint Office for Human Rights (BCNUDH) has documented 669 human rights violations in [...] Full text...

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NOC raises concern about shooting in an oilfield in southwest Libya

11 september 2020 - 13:02:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) has expressed deep dismay following "a shooting and new security breaches [...] Full text...

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Mauritius revokes Islamic banking licence of Century Banking Corporation

25 august 2020 - 05:51:56
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Central Bank has revoked the Islamic Banking Licence of Century Banking Corporation Ltd [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Angolan security agents kill youngsters in virus-curbing measurers - Rrights group

24 august 2020 - 20:49:35
(Embargoed till 25 August 00.00 hours GMT) Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Amnesty International Tuesday  accused Angolan security forces of killing at [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian leader declares state of public emergency, nationwide curfew

05 august 2020 - 22:31:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Wednesday declared a state of public emergency effective midnight and a curfew [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe

22 july 2020 - 22:27:43
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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RSF denounces repression of media in DRC province

24 june 2020 - 23:05:57
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday condemned the repression of media professionals in the province of Mongala, [...] Full text...

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Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’, says new UNESCO report

24 june 2020 - 04:50:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Presidency says Buhari not in danger from shooting at his Villa in Abuja

14 june 2020 - 16:19:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Sunday confirmed the altercations at the Presidential Villa in Abuja between First [...] Full text...

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France concerned with extrajudicial killing accusations in antiterrorist fight in Sahel

10 june 2020 - 22:51:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry Wednesday expressed concern with allegations by Amnesty International of exactions against [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists launch Media Council to protect their credibility

05 june 2020 - 19:36:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian journalists have launched the country's first media council to protect media credibility in the West [...] Full text...

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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire

20 may 2020 - 23:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief renews call for pandemic solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk

18 may 2020 - 16:34:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “massive” and combined effort by all countries is needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, UN [...] Full text...

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Burundi's presidential candidates seek to tackle identical issues in campaign for 20 May election

10 may 2020 - 17:43:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Youth unemployment, agriculture and livestock farming, infrastructure, economic development, the fight against corruption and cronyism are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow amends Covid-19 emergency regulations

17 april 2020 - 18:09:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has amended the Covid-19 Emergency powers regulations on the life and livelihood of [...] Full text...

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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups

08 april 2020 - 19:22:14
Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...

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Libyans look at impact of Ghassan Salamé’s resignation on the delicate mediation process (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

06 march 2020 - 07:31:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – As the sudden resignation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, [...] Full text...

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Top UN envoy in Libya steps down as stress takes its toll

03 march 2020 - 04:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a [...] Full text...

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Woman injured, material damage in the bombing of several Tripoli districts by Haftar forces

28 february 2020 - 17:22:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was the target of intensive bombing that hit different parts of the [...] Full text...

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Malian PM ends visit to Mopti region

24 february 2020 - 22:12:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, heading a high-powered delegation, on 22-23 February visited several localities of [...] Full text...

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Haftar forces bomb Tripoli seaport

18 february 2020 - 16:38:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In continuation of the violation of the truce in the Libyan conflict, forces loyal to Marshal [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Guterres hails ‘shared values, mutual respect and common interests’ of AU-UN partnership

09 february 2020 - 02:20:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognise the need for African [...] Full text...

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Six suspects arrested for security breaches on military camps in Kenya

06 january 2020 - 20:29:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somali man with Canadian nationality has been arrested on suspicion of conducting a reconnaissance surveillance [...] Full text...

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Two Ugandan activists against Total project in Uganda in danger, says NGOs

29 december 2019 - 17:55:08
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Two Ugandans, community leader Jelousy Mugisha and farmer Fred Mwesigwa, who came to France on 12 [...] Full text...

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Sudan's security forces to 'deal promptly' with violations during pro-Bashir demonstrations

14 december 2019 - 09:18:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s top military, police and security leaders have approved a plan to promptly handle any violations [...] Full text...

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Libya: Coordinator of operations between Daesh and Ansar al-Sharia arrested in Tripoli

30 november 2019 - 15:57:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The coordinator of operations between Daesh and Ansar al-Sharia, Imad al-Shagabi, was arrested through the Central [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 6 officers, 14 soldiers court marshaled for absconding from duty in the fight against Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists

02 november 2019 - 10:44:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army on Friday in Maiduguri, the epicentre of Boko Haram violence in Northeast, inaugurated [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Members of provincial electoral commissions sworn in

01 october 2019 - 15:26:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – New members of Burundi’s provincial independent electoral commissions (CEPI), picked from 22 political parties, 21 civil [...] Full text...

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UN denounces threats of armed groups against Libyan Finances minister

30 september 2019 - 18:15:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN support mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday condemned the threats against the Libyan minister [...] Full text...

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'Cameroon separatist leaders appeal conviction'

04 september 2019 - 08:34:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ten leaders of the separatist Ambazonia Interim Government in Cameroon have lodged an appeal  against their 20 [...] Full text...

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Benin rights movement denounces human rights breaches

19 august 2019 - 07:18:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Benin Movement for Human Rights (BMHR) has denounced several human rights breaches in the actions [...] Full text...

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Niger loses 11 billion CFA francs in two years from oil and gas fraud

17 august 2019 - 13:32:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  The Nigerien Government has suffered losses of 11 billion CFA francs in the export and transit [...] Full text...

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Niamey mayor deplores bad sanitation practices of residents

14 august 2019 - 21:48:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA)    -   The president of the Niamey special delegation, Moctar Mamoudou, Wednesday announced sanctions against disrespect for public [...] Full text...

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Amnesty denounces human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea as President Nguema clocks 40 years in power

02 august 2019 - 19:44:18
Paris, France (PANA) – The authorities of Equatorial Guinea must end the several decades of human rights violations and breaches, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't taken to court over ban on selling maize and making GMB sole buyer

23 july 2019 - 17:04:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister, Perrance Shiri, and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso gov't withdraws mining permit of manganese company

11 july 2019 - 05:21:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of the industrial exploitation permit of a [...] Full text...

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RSF wants campaign of intimidation against journalists in Mauritania to stop

05 july 2019 - 16:03:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Guinea towards referendum for new constitution

28 june 2019 - 23:59:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   A few hours after a favorable opinion by Guinea's President Alpha Condé at a weekly council [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe private sales of maize except to Grain Marketing Board

28 june 2019 - 14:42:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe published new regulations on Friday requiring all maize to be sold to the Grain Marketing [...] Full text...

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Tunisians slam 'scandalous' amendments of electoral law

21 june 2019 - 05:17:49
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisians are vehemently criticising amendments to the country's electoral laws saying they are aimed at the [...] Full text...

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US presses Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa to arrest killer soldiers

20 june 2019 - 09:33:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy has told Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Parliament amends electoral law just months before general elections

18 june 2019 - 23:54:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   The Tunisian parliament on Tuesday adopted several controversial amendments of its electoral law, introducing conditions for [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Nigeria over closures of leading private TV, radio networks

07 june 2019 - 12:03:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There has been widespread uproar in Nigeria over the closures by the federal government of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt shuts down first private television, radio network stations

07 june 2019 - 07:06:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday night closed down the nation’s first private sector [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso IT Commission warns on posting images of terror attack victims

19 may 2019 - 12:53:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s IT and liberties commission (CIL), which guarantees the protection of personal data, has [...] Full text...

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World Bank allocates US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief aid to Zimbabwe

04 may 2019 - 15:40:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The World Bank has made available US$75 million in Cyclone Idai monetary relief funds to Zimbabwe, [...] Full text...

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Transitional Military Council says will tolerate no more breaches by sit-ins

30 april 2019 - 21:34:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The Sudanese Transitional Military Council Tuesday warned it would no longer tolerate breaches of peace by [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military leaders say what happed was not a coup d’etat

12 april 2019 - 13:16:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Leaders of the military takeover in Sudan have stressed that what happened was not a coup [...] Full text...

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Burundi authorities withdraw BBC's operating licence

29 march 2019 - 17:20:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for Communication (CNC) on Friday announced the withdrawal of the operating licence of [...] Full text...

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79 journalists arrested in Sudan, says RSF

14 february 2019 - 21:11:59
Paris, France (PANA) – At least 79 journalists, including those covering the protest by demonstrators over hike in the price [...] Full text...

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Congo’s human right body recommends reforms to guarantee press freedom

13 february 2019 - 21:37:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese human rights watchdog (OCDH) Wednesday in Brazzaville called for complete press freedom [...] Full text...

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Burkina president urges African leaders to fight against FGMs

11 february 2019 - 11:56:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday urged African leaders to fight against [...] Full text...

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Eight NGOs call on French President Macron to demand human rights in Egypt

28 january 2019 - 17:05:06
Paris, France (PANA) – Eight NGOs on Monday called on French President Emmanuel Macron, who began an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Rights body decries'repressive' cybersecurity law, deadly protests in Togo

13 december 2018 - 15:02:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday called for an end to the deadly protests and violence which hit [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS stresses 'knowledge' to win combat against HIV worldwide

23 november 2018 - 04:11:39
New York,US (PANA) - Ahead of World AIDS Day, marked every year on 1 December, the United Nations issued a [...] Full text...

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FIFA bans former Ghana football chief Nyantakyi for life

30 october 2018 - 19:33:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party, CSOs reject Buhari's travel ban

14 october 2018 - 10:41:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and civil society organisations on Sunday rejected the travel [...] Full text...

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Buhari meets defence chiefs over worsening security challenges

02 august 2018 - 16:38:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Amidst worsening security challenges in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday summoned a National Security Council [...] Full text...

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South African Central bank releases new "Mandela" banknotes

13 june 2018 - 15:27:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on Wednesday released the designs of its commemorative [...] Full text...

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UN Charter is ‘our living template’ for tackling global challenges – Guterres

21 february 2018 - 21:33:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Principles outlined in the United Nations Charter remain the foundations of international relations and [...] Full text...

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Media body decries 'flogging' of journalists at Liberian parliament

01 february 2018 - 16:49:17
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) on Thursday condemned the “cruel violence” meted out against journalists [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gov't begins crackdown on key opposition allies after Odinga oath

31 january 2018 - 17:35:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities arrested opposition Member of Parliament Tom Kajwang, the lawyer who led opposition leader Raila [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor asks Security Council to act on outstanding arrest warrants

13 december 2017 - 06:40:03
New York, USA (PANA) – Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir recently travelled to countries that recognise the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian migrant domestic workers in Oman, UAE abused - says rights group

14 november 2017 - 09:54:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian domestic workers in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) face excessive working [...] Full text...

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Kenyan trade unions call for presidential election postponement

23 october 2017 - 16:44:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan trade unions and the civil society organisations on Monday called for the postponement of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Opposition slams 'draconian' penalties on Ghana radio stations

29 september 2017 - 16:41:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday slammed the communications regulator for 'draconian' penalties, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights experts slam new EU policy on boat rescues

17 august 2017 - 19:46:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's former doctor faces major backlash over tell-all book

24 july 2017 - 10:59:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson‚ Nkosi Mandla Mandela‚ has joined the chorus of condemnation [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President’s maiden press conference, petition to impeach EC chair reported in Ghana

22 july 2017 - 05:39:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The maiden press conference by Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and a petition by anonymous workers of [...] Full text...

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US: UN mission in Mali condemns ceasefire breaches by peace accord signatories

07 july 2017 - 02:07:20
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali has condemned continuing ceasefire violations by two signatories [...] Full text...

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US: US, EU sanction top DR Congo officials

02 june 2017 - 07:24:39
Washington, US (PANA) – The United States Thursday imposed targeted sanctions against the personal military chief of staff of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN human rights chief urges repeal of repressive NGO law in Egypt

01 june 2017 - 16:59:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said the issuance [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU adopts sanctions against nine DRC officials for human rights violations

29 may 2017 - 16:16:19
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Monday adopted immediate restrictive measures against nine individuals who hold positions of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Controversial discharge of pro-government militia members reported in Ghana

20 may 2017 - 08:06:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The controversial discharge last Wednesday of eight members of a pro-government militia group that stormed an [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Hackers invited to 'disrupt' proposed EVM in Botswana

09 may 2017 - 08:30:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has invited hackers to "disrupt" the country's proposed electronic voting machine (EVM) at a demonstration [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara urged to monitor human rights

19 april 2017 - 10:49:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN must prioritise human rights monitoring for the situation in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Top Nigerian sports administrator faces second FIFA ban

21 december 2016 - 11:16:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former FIFA executive committee member, Amos Adamu of Nigeria, faces a second ban from the World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria loses US$4.9 billion to 59 incidents of oil, gas vandalisation in 2016

15 december 2016 - 16:12:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Taking stock of the impact of the activities of militancy on oil and gas facilities in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN, Sudan launch joint programme for rule of law in Darfur

22 november 2016 - 10:31:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations and Sudanese government have launched a programme to help different law enforcement bodies [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA Ethics Committee clears Infantino of allegations against him

05 august 2016 - 16:23:22
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Independent Ethics Committee of football's governing body, FIFA, has cleared its president Gianni Infantino of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 2nd Global SIDS Conference on Anti-Corruption Reforms opens in Mauritius

02 august 2016 - 14:12:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday said that Least Developed Countries (LDC) lose [...] Full text...

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US: 'SDGs are a “rallying call” to address complex challenges facing the world'

29 july 2016 - 05:56:36
New York, US (PANA) – Opening the first meeting of the 2017 session of the United Nations Economic and Social [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Greenpeace says DR Congo secretly breached logging moratorium

13 july 2016 - 15:33:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The environment campaign group, Greenpeace Africa, has revealed that the DR Congo government has secretly breached [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kagame sacks health minister for alleged funds mismanagement

12 july 2016 - 22:21:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday sacked the Minister of Health, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, for alleged [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council meets on South Sudan on Wednesday

11 july 2016 - 15:59:46
New York, US (PANA) - Following the resurgence of violence in South Sudan, the UN Security Council has scheduled a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Niger Delta militants blow up more pipelines

08 july 2016 - 13:50:01
Abuja, Nigeria - (PANA) - The Niger Delta militants Friday morning blew up crude oil pipelines in Nigeria’s southern [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA lawyers reveal fraudulent contract details, compensation for Blatter, 2 others

05 june 2016 - 07:48:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, on Saturday released information [...] Full text...

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FIFA: New FIFA scribe vows to help world football restore tarnished image

14 may 2016 - 13:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura on Saturday vowed "to help football restore its tarnished image" [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Conference on ways to combat cybercrimes opens in Mauritius

21 march 2016 - 13:05:37
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Acting Attorney General, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday said that the response to the huge volume [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report security alert, Mahama’s debate challenge to main opposition leader

19 march 2016 - 06:47:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Public security alert following the 20 March terrorist attack in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana’s western neighbour, and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals; reduces bans to six years

24 february 2016 - 18:12:29
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, has rejected appeals by former president Joseph Sepp Blatter and head of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN distributes food, other emergency aid to 38,000 civilians displaced by recent conflict in Darfur

15 february 2016 - 19:10:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday said it was able to forward badly-needed humanitarian and emergency aid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's order on culprits in alleged fraudulent arms purchases reported in Nigeria

16 january 2016 - 07:37:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari's directive on Friday to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to establish [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders probe of some retired, serving army, air force generals over arms purchase scam

15 january 2016 - 15:05:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - On the recommendation of the committee established to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tanzania: Tanzania's Attorney General admonishes new legal counsels

16 december 2015 - 09:34:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's Attorney General George Masaju has advised legal officers in government service to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics dominates Ghana media

21 november 2015 - 08:57:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Politics dominated the media in Ghana this week, with developments in the two major parties, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA expresses concern over suspensions of journalists, newspapers in Cote d'Ivoire

12 november 2015 - 16:11:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday reiterated deep concern over the spate of suspensions [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Judges’ bribery scandal, politics dominate Ghana media

12 september 2015 - 07:59:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An audio and video recording by an investigative journalist of alleged bribery involving some 180 workers [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Nkurunziza sworn in for third term as Burundi president

20 august 2015 - 16:24:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday took oath of office before Parliament and judges of the [...] Full text...

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Belgium: OIF deplores presidential election conditions in Burundi

23 july 2015 - 19:41:54
Brussels, Belgium (PÀNA) – The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF), Mrs Michelle Jean, has deplored the conditions [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt dragged to ECOWAS Court over suffering of IDPs

12 may 2015 - 10:25:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the country's federal government to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Inspector General of Police fired

21 april 2015 - 14:08:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday fired Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba and appointed Deputy [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 3 African countries classified as "Red Countries", need strict security measures

07 april 2015 - 12:32:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Three African countries, Sudan, South Sudan and Djibouti, have joined the growing list of red [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Nigerian rights body claims 50 killed in election-related violence

30 march 2015 - 16:31:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Monday that at least 50 people were killed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Catholic church leaders ask Jonathan, Buhari to accept final declared result

30 march 2015 - 15:52:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The umbrella body of the Nigerian Catholic leaders, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: AU, ECOWAS observers declare Nigeria's presidential, parliamentary polls 'free, fair, credible'

29 march 2015 - 17:39:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Election observer teams from the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Nigeria Civil Society (Situation Room) highlights election challenges

28 march 2015 - 16:22:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Saying that it welcomed the commencement of Nigeria’s Presidential and National Assembly elections Saturday, after a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy calls for more efforts to end child rights abuses, promote safe schools

18 march 2015 - 22:19:19
New York, US (PANA) -The UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Mr. Gordon Brown, on Wednesday in New York called [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Fighting in South Sudan's Unity States breaches protection of civilian sites'

18 march 2015 - 18:59:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned fighting in South Sudan near the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief tasks Ivorian govt on justice for victims of abuses

11 march 2015 - 17:00:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, on Wednesday urged the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Mission condemns attack on Libyan Central Bank branch in Benghazi

22 january 2015 - 20:31:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday condemned an armed attack against the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Government says regained control of websites

21 january 2015 - 21:46:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana says its IT experts have regained control of all the government websites which were attacked [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Mission, Security Council welcome ceasefire announcements in Libya

18 january 2015 - 18:30:32
New York, US (PANA) - Three days after the end of the first round of talks under the Libyan political [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Anti-Charlie Hebdo demonstration staged in Sudan

16 january 2015 - 15:01:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – An estimated 500 Sudanese Muslims Friday demanded the expulsion of the French ambassador to the Sudan [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama's second year in office, jailing of drug queen reported in Ghana

10 january 2015 - 07:53:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The second anniversary of President John Dramani Mahama's inauguration on 7 January and the jailing of [...] Full text...

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Togo: Media organisations condemn French terror attack

09 january 2015 - 12:02:13
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Media organisations in Togo have condemned Wednesday's attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Pres. Kafando condemns French terror attack

09 january 2015 - 11:48:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Interim President Michel Kafando has condoled with the French government and people following [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo, CAR media councils sign cooperation agreement

24 december 2014 - 15:14:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The media councils of Congo and the Central African Republic (CAR) Tuesday signed an agreement under [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight deepening problems of rights body’s boss, corruption perception index

06 december 2014 - 05:45:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening problems of the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Moves to impeach President Jonathan dominate headlines in Nigeria

29 november 2014 - 09:39:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Moves by some lawmakers in the national assembly to begin impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan [...] Full text...

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Niger: Niger's Communication Council warns errant broadcasters

03 november 2014 - 15:33:08
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Communication Council warned Monday that it would not hesitate to ban any broadcaster that breaches [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Federal govt. to amend firearms legislation, block flow of illicit weapons in Nigeria

15 october 2014 - 17:58:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with a serious flow of illicit firearms into the country, the Nigerian government said Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Deby urged to scrap homophobic Bill

10 october 2014 - 09:14:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International has warned that if a homophobic bill currently before the Chadian parliament is passed, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA condemns arrest, detention of editor in Guinea

18 september 2014 - 17:11:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Thursday condemned the unlawful arrest and detention of managing [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya human rights body urges ceasefire in Ouerchefana zone of Tripoli

12 september 2014 - 15:34:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's National Committee of Human Rights has called for a nationwide ceasefire, urging opposed groups to [...] Full text...

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US: UN flags at half-mast to honour staff killed in Gaza conflict

07 august 2014 - 19:42:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN flag is flying at half-mast on Thursday at the organisation's New York headquarters [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says no law breaker should get govt. post in CAR

07 august 2014 - 14:46:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following the resignation of the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR) and his government, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: State of emergency declared in Nyala

15 july 2014 - 18:09:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Governor of South Darfur has declared a state of emergency in the state capital, Nyala, [...] Full text...

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UN: Officials express concern about Egyptian court's jailing of journalists

23 june 2014 - 20:01:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay have [...] Full text...

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UN: Human Rights Office concerned by 'harsh sentences' on Egypt activists

13 june 2014 - 22:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office says Egypt’s judicial system has again come up short following [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Police order new security audit of schools to avert Chibok-like tragedies

20 may 2014 - 15:47:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Police Tuesday ordered the immediate appraisal of the safety measures and other defence parapets [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges maximum restraint in South Sudan

13 may 2014 - 18:04:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, says political dialogue is the only answer to the conflict in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA trains media monitors in Ghana

02 may 2014 - 15:19:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based media rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Friday revealed, in a statement, [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban alarmed at mass death sentence in Egypt

28 april 2014 - 19:48:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced concern at more preliminary mass death sentences being [...] Full text...

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