Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told
21 august 2024 - 19:49:42New York, US (PANA) - Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’
11 june 2024 - 06:36:02New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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US condemns those obstructing holding of elections in Libya
19 december 2023 - 11:34:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Representative to the United Nations Security Council, John Kelley, has denounced Libyan protagonists [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 7th General Assembly of AOMA in Kigali, Rwanda
28 november 2023 - 18:09:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Administrative Control Authority, Abdallahi Kadiryabouh, and a delegation accompanying him took [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: So far, so good: 24-hour truce holding (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA Correspondent)
10 june 2023 - 20:47:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Is this a good omen or just coincidence that the 24-hour ceasefire in Khartoum has been [...] Full text...
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Sudanese ambassador informs chairman of Libyan Council of mediation efforts for peace
06 june 2023 - 16:25:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sudan's ambassador to Libya Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed Tuesday briefed the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary group committed to Jeddah talks - Leader
05 june 2023 - 08:56:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has expressed "unwavering support [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks
04 june 2023 - 14:20:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Army working to avoid repeating economic sanctions history (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
02 june 2023 - 16:38:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Friday appeared to be avoiding further escalation in its relations with the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Army urges mediators of Jeddah peace agreement to persuade RSF to implement prerequisites of truce
02 june 2023 - 12:58:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday called on the US-Saudi mediators of the Jeddah peace [...] 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 - 12:35:56Khartoum, 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 generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection - says senior UN official
12 may 2023 - 16:35:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step” after [...] Full text...
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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
18 april 2023 - 19:02:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...
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Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears
13 april 2023 - 09:18:24New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS decides to maintain suspension of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea from its bodies
20 february 2023 - 18:05:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided [...] Full text...
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Dozens of civilians killed in communal clash in Sudan
16 november 2022 - 13:51:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A new communal conflict has erupted in central Darfur state, near the border with Central African [...] Full text...
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Parties working for political solution in Sudan hold out hope for breakthrough
11 november 2022 - 06:38:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of the United Nations, African Union and sub-regional group, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), working [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
21 october 2022 - 05:53:18New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders warned terrorists also targeting coastal states
03 july 2022 - 13:28:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 61st ordinary session of the Economic Comminity of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...
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AU urges chambers of Libyan parliament to agree on election process
30 june 2022 - 11:04:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing great concern that Libya is gripped by political and security uncertainty after the failure [...] Full text...
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DRC combatants wng to lay down arms to embrace peace talks
29 april 2022 - 17:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The majority of representatives of over 30 armed groups taking part in talks to end the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt
04 february 2022 - 08:42:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] Full text...
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Libya's First Deputy Prime Minister to resume work in Tripoli
03 january 2022 - 13:04:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's first deputy prime minister, Hussein Al-Gatrani, who was among government appointees from the east who [...] Full text...
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Congolese Foreign Minister reaffirms Africans' commitment to help Libya overcome its crisis
20 october 2021 - 19:56:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Congolese Abroad, Jean Claude Gakosso, said here Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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Senior Indian diplomat visits Sudan
18 october 2021 - 09:50:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan, arrived in Khartoum on Monday for [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes UNSC agreement to hold session on GERD
04 july 2021 - 10:58:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan has welcomed the response of the President of the UN Security Council to a request [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks kick off with parties showing optimism
26 may 2021 - 16:44:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - Peace talks between the government of the Sudan and the main rebel Sudan People’s liberation [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia-Sudan border tensions must be de-escalated
13 may 2021 - 13:17:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations [...] Full text...
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Mali's peace and reconciliation committee meets in Kidal
12 february 2021 - 18:31:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers [...] Full text...
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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)
18 september 2020 - 15:26:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS leaders arrive in Ghana for consultative meeting on Mali crisis
15 september 2020 - 10:14:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Several leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived in Ghana for [...] Full text...
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Oil still hostage to political stakes Libyan conflict
14 september 2020 - 14:21:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Oil, Libya's main source of revenue is still hostage to the political stakes underlying the long-running [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host ECOWAS Consultative meeting on Mali
13 september 2020 - 16:13:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana will on Tuesday host an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consultative Meeting on [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region
31 august 2020 - 20:41:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...
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Second extraordinary ECOWAS summit on Mali opens Friday
28 august 2020 - 17:18:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...
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Libya: GNA Chair alerts UN of criminal activities against civilians by Haftar forces
27 august 2020 - 14:08:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has expressed concern over reports received [...] Full text...
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Mediators welcome Libyan leaders' call for dialogue
26 august 2020 - 22:54:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Wednesday welcomed Libyan leaders' call for a nationwide ceasefire and end [...] Full text...
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Mali: Military junta denies information on transitional process
24 august 2020 - 21:43:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Committee for the People’s salvation (CNSP), the military junta that seized power Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS envoys in Mali to ease heated political tension
19 june 2020 - 00:06:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived here Thursday to help [...] Full text...
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Ramtan Lamamra rejects his appointment as the UN Rep in Libya
16 april 2020 - 17:09:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian diplomat, Ramtan Lamamra, on Thursday rejected a proposal offering him the position of Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Libyans puzzled over settlement of their country's crisis
27 march 2020 - 14:37:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three days after Libya recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in the midst of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania sets up an inter-ministerial committee to improve the business climate
21 february 2020 - 15:20:37Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has adopted a draft decree establishing "the composition, objectives and functioning of an [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes S. Sudan decision to reduce states, accommodate opposition demand
17 february 2020 - 19:48:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The east African community for development, IGAD, has welcomed a decision by South Sudanese president to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Arbitration and mediation to improve the business climate
14 february 2020 - 23:57:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The chamber of commerce, industry and agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) Friday hosted the closing session of [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict
13 february 2020 - 11:19:15New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Troika warns south Sudanese coming AU summit their last chance to revamp peace talks
08 february 2020 - 19:36:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Troika group has warned that the coming African union summit might be the last chance [...] Full text...
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Govt delegation for Sudan peace talks in Juba returns home
26 january 2020 - 18:10:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government delegation to the peace talks with the rebel armed groups in Juba, South [...] Full text...
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EU to play important role in implementing resolutions on Berlin Conference on Libya
21 january 2020 - 11:01:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has pledged to play an important role in monitoring the Berlin International [...] Full text...
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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda
17 january 2020 - 15:08:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...
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Signing of deal between Libyan belligerents in Moscow postponed to Tuesday
13 january 2020 - 21:50:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first day of talks between Libyan belligerents led by Russian and Turkish mediators ended here [...] Full text...
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Rwandan delegation in Kampala for second round of talks to normalise relations
13 december 2019 - 14:47:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level delegation of Rwandan officials led by the State minister in Charge of East African [...] Full text...
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Egypt hosts workshop on 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'
09 december 2019 - 05:43:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A two-day workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” will run from 9-10 December [...] Full text...
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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp
25 november 2019 - 17:52:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within [...] Full text...
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Libya elected 2nd vice-president of Association of African ombudsmen and mediators
29 october 2019 - 22:30:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, represented by the chairman of the administrative control authority, Suleiman al-Chanti, was elected as second [...] Full text...
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Meeting of high-level experts on the protection of children in armed conflict opens in Brussels
24 october 2019 - 17:26:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Raynders, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of high-level experts in Brussels, including [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace talks successful, spokesman says
23 october 2019 - 17:20:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior government official has described the political deal signed with the Sudanese rebel groups under [...] Full text...
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Leaders of rebel movements return to negotiating table
18 october 2019 - 00:09:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Direct negotiations between Khartoum government and rebel movement leaders will finally kick off in Juba on [...] Full text...
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US welcomes Sudanese deal; commends African mediators
18 august 2019 - 11:02:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the adoption by Sudanese rivals of the Constitutional Declaration and political [...] Full text...
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Sudanese rivals sign final documents on transition to civlian rule
17 august 2019 - 18:44:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese rival groups, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the revolutionary groups, the Forces for [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Constitutional document bans interim period officials from running for elections
12 august 2019 - 16:27:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Officials from the Sudanese interim government, to be sworn in at the end of this month, [...] Full text...
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Africa’s developmental predicament comes from maladministration, corruption - says Minister
06 august 2019 - 19:13:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister for presidential Affairs , Governance and Public Administration, Nonofo Molefi, says Africa’s development [...] Full text...
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Sudanese celebrate African mediation
05 august 2019 - 13:11:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Jubilant youths on Monday prevented African Union (AU) mediator, Professor Mohamed el Hassan Lebatt, to walk [...] Full text...
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Egypt congratulates Sudan as rivals reach agreement on constitutional document
04 august 2019 - 19:58:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Egypt has congratulated the Sudanese people on the occasion of the agreement reached between the Military [...] Full text...
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Sudanese initial Constitutional Declaration document
04 august 2019 - 17:55:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese rivals, the Transitional Military Council and Forces for Freedom and Change Sunday initialed the final [...] Full text...
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Southern African public protectors converge in Botswana
04 august 2019 - 09:56:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ombudsmen from the Southern African region will from 6 - 7 August converge here under the [...] Full text...
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Mediators named to resolve crisis within Cote d'Ivoire's National Union of Journalists
23 july 2019 - 10:24:05Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The founding President of the National Union of Journalists in Côte d'Ivoire (UNJCI), Yao Noël, was [...] Full text...
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US commends AU Ethiopia for Sudanese agreement
06 july 2019 - 17:37:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US state department on Saturday welcomed the agreement between the Sudanese Transitional Military Council and [...] Full text...
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UAE, Ethiopia, Britain, African Union Welcome Agreement in Sudan
05 july 2019 - 16:55:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Britain, as well as the African Union, have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Military council, Opposition reach all-inclusive agreement, leaving nobody out
05 july 2019 - 16:29:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Military Council and the civilian opposition appear to be happy with the outcome of [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal (correction) -Note to subscribers: Plse change interim period of the agreement to three years, three months and NOT four years, four months.
05 july 2019 - 09:31:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...
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Sudan's military and revolutionary rivals strike deal
05 july 2019 - 09:19:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of youth poured onto the streets of some Khartoum quarters Friday as the official media [...] Full text...
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AU-Ethiopia mediation invites Sudanese military and opposition to resolve presidency issue
02 july 2019 - 20:56:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African mediation on Tuesday said the only hurdle separating the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Military Council rejects pressure on how to handle aftermath of attack on pro-democracy youth
14 june 2019 - 17:09:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt.-Gen. Abdul Fatah Al Buran, President of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, left Khartoum on Friday [...] Full text...
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Sudanese military council agrees to resumption of talks on civilian government
12 june 2019 - 18:17:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese opposition groups and the ruling Transitional Military Council have agreed to resume talks on the [...] Full text...
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Cards for political solution in Libya no longer in the hands of Sarraj and Haftar
27 may 2019 - 03:55:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intensity of fighting increased last week at the outskirts of Tripoli, with both sides using [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese rivals agree to six-month long delay of unity government
03 may 2019 - 23:50:52Addis Ababa, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudanese peace negotiators have agreed to delay the formation of a national unity government [...] Full text...
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France's alleged support for Hafter questions its neutrality in Libyan case
19 april 2019 - 21:24:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripolitans spontaneously demonstrated Friday against France after night rocket attacks on residential areas in Abu Slim [...] Full text...
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President Sassou Nguesso invited to meeting on Libyan reconciliation
12 march 2019 - 12:33:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, whose country chairs the African Union's (AU) high-level committee on Libya, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian, Guinea Bissau voters go to the polls this weekend to elect governors, MPs
08 march 2019 - 16:16:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday to elect State governors and State Houses of Assembly [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire implements plan for restitution of cultural property
13 december 2018 - 12:06:23Abidjan, Ivory Coast (PANA) - The Ivorian government has begun implementing a plan to identify, promote and return its cultural [...] Full text...
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Guterres stresses 'diplomacy for peace' as conflicts become more complex
30 august 2018 - 06:24:39New York, US (PANA) - As war and the mediation of peace have become increasingly complex, innovative thinking is needed [...] Full text...
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Rights group says there should be no amnesty for South Sudan war crimes
10 august 2018 - 05:27:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights watchdog said on Friday that South Sudanese leaders should not undermine their efforts [...] Full text...
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Mediators hand negotiators proposal on governance in South Sudan
05 july 2018 - 14:27:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Mediators from Sudan and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) on Wednesday handed South Sudanese negotiators [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS election observation chief calls for peaceful vote in Sierra Leone
28 march 2018 - 15:43:39Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Prof. Amos Sawyer, Head of ECOWAS Observation Mission, has appealed to Sierra Leoneans to persevere [...] Full text...
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3-day inter-Libyan talks open in Geneva
12 february 2018 - 15:21:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A conference, bringing together more than 52 Libyan personalities from all parties, has opened in the [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges DRC security forces to exercise restraint
23 january 2018 - 05:44:41New York, US (PANA) – Amid disturbing reports that at least six people were killed on Sunday during political protests [...] Full text...
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Brinkmanship, lack of compromise will only deepen DR Congo political crisis - Lacroix
10 january 2018 - 05:50:20New York, US (PANA) – Political brinkmanship and a refusal to compromise will only result in further delays in preparations [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for restraint amid reports security forces violently dispersed Kinshasa protests
01 january 2018 - 08:39:20New York, USA (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Southern Libya adopts charter for reconciliation
23 december 2017 - 18:35:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than 55 representatives from the South of Libya have concluded a three-day Forum in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR announces first evacuation of 162 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Italy
22 december 2017 - 18:07:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Friday the evacuation of 162 highly vulnerable refugees from [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN rights chief names international investigators in Kasai abuses
26 july 2017 - 19:39:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday named three international experts to investigate reports of [...] Full text...
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US: Security Council warned DRC’s violence on rise amid little political progress
12 july 2017 - 06:38:27New York, US (PANA) – The security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to be a [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Three bodies issue roadmap to improve situation of refugees in Europe
10 july 2017 - 10:39:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNICEF, the UN Children's Fund and IRC, the International Rescue Committee, [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU supports Gambians' access to justice and legal education
05 july 2017 - 16:23:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Wednesday launched a European Union funded project aiming to contribute to [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN and regional partners express concern about Kasaï unrest
29 march 2017 - 05:37:26Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations and regional partner organizations have expressed deep concern about the situation in [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN, regional partners urge DR Congo parties to resume political talks
16 february 2017 - 21:47:40Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Increasingly concerned about the political impasse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Summit approves new measures to fight terrorism
31 january 2017 - 12:05:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 28th African Union Summit has approved a Special Fund to combat terrorism, with a [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh makes off to facilitate power transfer to President Barrow
22 january 2017 - 08:28:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Africa's mediators on the political impasse that had gripped Gambia, including the United Nations, have commended [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official calls for endorsement of DRC political accord
11 january 2017 - 19:41:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous on Wednesday urged the international community to [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council hails DRC accord, urges efforts to resolve remaining issues
05 january 2017 - 07:23:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday welcomed a comprehensive political agreement in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Gambia: More Gambian Diplomats urge Jammeh to hand over power
20 december 2016 - 14:52:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More Gambian diplomats have called on President Yahya Jammeh to accept the outcome of the presidential [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU says conflict mediation efforts face daunting challenges
06 september 2016 - 19:27:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The range of conflicts that the African Union (AU) has to mediate and resolve have [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Niger Delta militants blow up another major pipeline
16 june 2016 - 11:43:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), on Thursday morning blew up another oil pipeline belonging [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Militant group attacking oil facilities in Nigeria ready for dialogue
13 june 2016 - 20:41:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), whose attacks has crippled oil and gas activities [...] Full text...
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Norway: Norway hosts confab of armed conflict mediators, peace process actors
08 june 2016 - 10:47:14Oslo, Norway (PANA) - Around 100 prominent mediators of armed conflict and peace process actors from around the world will [...] Full text...
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US: UN Women chief urges greater input, visibility of women in peacebuilding
29 march 2016 - 06:30:23New York, UN (PANA) - Emphasizing the consistent, dependable and universal commitment of women to conflict prevention, the head of [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA urges Burkina Faso's authorities to lift suspension against magazine
08 march 2016 - 14:09:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Tuesday urged Burkina Faso's media regulatory body to lift [...] Full text...
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Algeria: Ban highlights Algeria's 'great progress' after 2007 terrorist attacks
07 march 2016 - 06:59:07Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Visiting Algeria for the second time as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said great [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Representatives of Sudanese restive areas call for autonomous rule
16 january 2016 - 11:56:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Sudanese National Dialogue Conference (NDC) committee on administration, representing Sudan's South Kordofan and [...] Full text...
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UN: Challenges in Mali need to be ‘urgently defeated’ – UN peacekeeping chief
12 january 2016 - 05:40:34New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping chief on Monday warned that the peace process in the West [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Rawlings calls for urgent deployment of AU troops to Burundi
13 november 2015 - 06:26:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former president J.J. Rawlings has requested for an urgent deployment of African Union (AU) troops [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council gives panacea to peace in Burundi
13 november 2015 - 01:17:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday called on all parties in Burundi to engage in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN remains 'beacon for all humanity', says Ban
23 october 2015 - 18:14:31New York, US (PANA) - Marking the 70th anniversary of the organisation ahead of UN Day on 24 October, UN [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Mahama to attend ECOWAS summit as standoff looms
22 september 2015 - 08:23:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama will attend Tuesday's Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit in Nigeria to discuss the [...] Full text...
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(UPDATE) Burkina Faso: Coup leader says 'committed to hand over'
21 september 2015 - 22:53:34Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso coup leader Brigadier-General Gilbert Diendere has said he is committed to hand over [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief strongly condemns reported violence against civilians in Burkina Faso
21 september 2015 - 21:08:44New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned reports of violence against civilians in Burkina [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Several military regiments heading to Ouagadougou; bloodshed feared
21 september 2015 - 20:39:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soldiers from several regiments in Burkina Faso are heading to the capital to "disarm" the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Presidency confirms hosting of ECOWAS Summit on Burkina Faso
21 september 2015 - 16:32:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government confirmed on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday host an Extraordinary [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Details of draft deal to end Burkina Faso crisis unveiled
21 september 2015 - 10:21:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 13-point draft deal that was hammered out by ECOWAS Mediators to end the crisis [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit in Abuja Tuesday
20 september 2015 - 23:16:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An extra-ordinary summit of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS is expected to hold in Abuja [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief looks forward to President Kiir for full endorsement of peace agreement
19 august 2015 - 14:16:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing by former South Sudan Vice President Riek [...] Full text...
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Mali: OIF Secretary General condemns attack on Malian hotel
18 august 2015 - 20:16:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF), Mrs Michaëlle Jean, has condemned the attack [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: President Kiir withholds signature on South Sudan peace pact
17 august 2015 - 18:52:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir withheld his signature on a proposed peace compromise to form [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan rebel leader tries to avert military split
13 august 2015 - 19:06:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has moved to dispel talk of a military split [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan foes make little progress on demilitarization talks
10 august 2015 - 16:28:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese negotiators made little progress in talks about the possibility of creating a neutral [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ condemns closure of 3 media outlets in South Sudan
06 august 2015 - 15:15:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the closure of three media outlets by authorities [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Violence mars South Sudan independence anniversary
09 july 2015 - 19:33:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Sudan marked its fourth independence anniversary Thursday amid a deepening political crisis that is tearing [...] Full text...
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UN: UN celebrates 70th anniversary of UN Charter in San Francisco
27 june 2015 - 18:11:31New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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UN: UN peacekeeping chief urges Mali parties to resolve crisis
09 april 2015 - 22:31:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous says the international community must continue to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Opposition lists conditions for dialogue with govt
01 march 2015 - 16:37:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese opposition parties, meeting in Berlin, Germany, at the invitation of the German government and [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Media applaud President Lungu’s mediation in South Sudan
07 february 2015 - 12:05:59Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The local press this week commented, among other issues, on the invitation of Zambian President Edgar [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Power-sharing formula vital to peace in South Sudan'
04 february 2015 - 08:12:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his former Vice-President [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Khartoum insists talks with Darfur rebels shoud focus on ceasefire only
29 december 2014 - 19:50:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese government has re-emphasised its stand that its negotiations with rebel movements in the restive Darfur [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ex-UN envoy heads panel on Nigeria’s 2015 election
23 december 2014 - 11:32:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former UN Under Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari has been named to head the Council of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: S/Sudan talks adjourn with little progress, further hostilities loom
22 december 2014 - 08:23:34Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Talks to end the year-long South Sudanese war ended here Sunday with little progress, raising [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Renewed South Sudan fighting overshadows peace talks
18 december 2014 - 14:00:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese talks resumed Thursday, amid renewed fighting blamed on the government, with delegates from [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Uncertain South Sudan talks fail to resume
17 december 2014 - 15:26:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Peace talks aimed at ending a deadlock over the structure of a power-sharing government in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD envoy plays down military threat against South Sudan
15 december 2014 - 14:28:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Peace mediators played down threats by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to launch a [...] Full text...
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Malia: Malian inclusive dialogue continues in Algiers - Newspaper
24 november 2014 - 19:46:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The international mediation talks in Algiers to resolve the Malian crisis has continued to work at [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Sudanese foes allowed more time for talks over ceasefire monitoring plan
17 november 2014 - 20:06:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rival group have agreed to sign a ceasefire agreement ending [...] Full text...
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Libya: Govt. condemns car-bomb terrorist attack in Chahat
10 november 2014 - 13:12:50Beidha, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan government has condemned a recent car-bomb attack that occurred in the eastern city of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Coalition calls for arms embargo on warring parties in South Sudan
05 november 2014 - 09:39:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A coalition of more than 50 South Sudanese and international human rights and humanitarian organisations have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese rival leaders set for direct talks
30 october 2014 - 14:59:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan warring faction leaders, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, are to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Fresh fighting erupts in South Sudan
29 october 2014 - 18:11:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh fighting has broken out near the oilfields in South Sudan, igniting anger from regional [...] Full text...
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Libya: Inter-tribal violence escalates in southern Libyan
25 october 2014 - 14:19:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The armed clashes that broke out several days ago between the Toubou and Touareg tribes, in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on 2015 general elections, other issues
25 october 2014 - 10:47:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As election year 2015 approaches, Tanzanians are agog at what it will bring as [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges former Madagascar president to respect democratic institutions
17 october 2014 - 05:54:54New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has rejected remarks made by former President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD mediators try new bid to break deadlock over South Sudan unity govt
06 october 2014 - 18:14:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)-South Sudan crisis mediators said talks to end the war have adjourned for almost two weeks to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese agree on new govt. structure
01 october 2014 - 13:19:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese warring factions have settled on a federal government structure but are still holding [...] Full text...
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UN: Kirr says South Sudan committed to peace
27 september 2014 - 18:15:02New York, US (PANA) - President Salva Kirr of South Sudan on Saturday said his government is deeply committed to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Rebels anticipate major escalation in South Sudan warfare
13 september 2014 - 14:31:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebels received six air force defectors on Saturday and warned the rebel front [...] Full text...
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Libya: Algiers consultative meeting on Libyan crisis postponed
13 september 2014 - 13:28:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The consultative meeting scheduled for Monday in Algiers to bring together stakeholders in the Libyan crisis, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Lesotho PM still in SA despite talks breakthrough
03 september 2014 - 09:22:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled over the weekend, remains in South Africa [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Narrow choices for quick fix after 'bloodless coup' in Lesotho (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent, Addis Ababa)
01 september 2014 - 08:25:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the South African government's rejection of an "unconstitutional change of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD vows action against South Sudan ceasefire violations
30 august 2014 - 17:54:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan ceasefire mediators warned Saturday of decisive steps against the violation of an agreement [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan talks adjourn after ceasefire breakthrough
28 august 2014 - 11:50:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese ceasefire talks adjourned Thursday after the signing of a deal to implement the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan threatens to overrun rebel strongholds if talks fail
22 august 2014 - 14:44:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudanese government said Friday it would ignore the 23 January ceasefire agreement and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Govt boycotts South Sudan peace talks
21 august 2014 - 08:28:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudanese peace talks, running behind schedule after missing the 10 Aug. deadline for [...] Full text...
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US: UN flags at half-mast to honour staff killed in Gaza conflict
07 august 2014 - 19:42:08New 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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Ethiopia: South Sudan talks deadlock continues amid looming sanctions
07 august 2014 - 18:18:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Efforts to bring lasting peace in South Sudan plunged into further trouble Thursday, after the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan talks on brink of collapse after rebel boycott
05 august 2014 - 19:09:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebels boycotted talks to end the crisis in their country for a whole [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Tense South Sudanese talks resume amid fierce fighting
04 august 2014 - 15:06:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese peace talks resumed Monday at a new venue, with rebels and government officials [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AUCISS explains recent visit to South Sudan
24 july 2014 - 15:36:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In continuation of its fact-finding work which African Head of State and Government tasked the Commission [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan peace talks on interim government to resume
24 july 2014 - 10:22:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The South Sudanese talks will resume 30 July to work out a comprehensive ceasefire agreement and [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns attack in South Sudan
21 july 2014 - 21:13:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for continuation of political negotiations to immediately end the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan rebels resume military push near Ethiopian border
21 july 2014 - 13:17:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebels have resumed their military push in the north eastern town of Nassir, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: East African leaders urged to urgently deploy troops to South Sudan
10 june 2014 - 11:31:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan peace mediators have presented a six-point plan to stop the fighting in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD Summit set to bolster South Sudan peace talks
09 june 2014 - 18:03:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - East African leaders are set to meet President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan mediators want 'renewed vigour' in inclusive talks
06 june 2014 - 17:19:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The warring sides in South Sudan Friday began deliberations on an interim government and a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese parties trade ceasefire blames
11 may 2014 - 16:02:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Less than 48 hours after the warring parties in South Sudan signed a landmark ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese President, rebel leader set for face-to-face talks
08 may 2014 - 16:28:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar are due to arrive in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: S. Sudanese factions declare month-long humanitarian ceasefire
05 may 2014 - 19:40:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rivals meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss a plan to end fighting have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan peace talks delayed amid anger over massacre
22 april 2014 - 14:32:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Peace talks to end the ongoing fighting in South Sudan have been postponed to 28 [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian PM tells South Sudan’s Kiir: 'Stop the war'
17 april 2014 - 22:04:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has asked visiting South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to immediately [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: AU boosts conflict prevention, peace mediation in Africa
10 april 2014 - 14:52:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is moving to advance peace mediation and conflict prevention efforts by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Mediators confirm adjournment of South Sudanese talks
07 april 2014 - 19:49:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - International peace mediators on Monday confirmed the adjournment of the talks aimed at a solution [...] Full text...
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Libya: Rebels agree to end oil terminal blockade
07 april 2014 - 11:39:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two oil terminals were opened Sunday and two more are scheduled to open in two weeks [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudan faction insists no talks without detained party chief
07 april 2014 - 07:59:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A group of seven (G7) former political detainees in South Sudan have insisted there should [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: INEC, Netherlands, AU sign MoU on violence-free election
03 april 2014 - 17:57:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN relief officials saddened witnessing starving S. Sudanese refugee child die
02 april 2014 - 20:27:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A mother wailed terribly on Wednesday after her malnourished child died at a camp in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia/AU: South Sudan rebel leader threatens to seize Juba
01 april 2014 - 15:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudan's former Vice President Riek Machar has threatened to seize the nation's capital, Juba, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese talks adjourn abruptly over detainees deadlock
31 march 2014 - 18:51:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese peace talks adjourned abruptly until 30 April after President Salva Kiir’s delegation insisted [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Jonathan leaves for ECOWAS summit Thursday
26 march 2014 - 18:31:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will depart Abuja Thursday for Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire, to participate in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Talks resume amid fierce fighting in South Sudan
25 march 2014 - 12:20:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese parties have resumed peace talks aimed at resolving a three-month political and military [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: S. Sudan president boycotts talks, accuses rebels of hiding war crimes
20 march 2014 - 21:13:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has temporarily boycotted the political talks in the Ethiopian capital, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: South Sudanese talks delayed amid looming sanctions
20 march 2014 - 14:57:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Peace talks to end the crisis in South Sudan appeared to face a new round [...] Full text...
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Benin: Opposition seeks end to social revolt
16 march 2014 - 12:22:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's opposition coalition has urged stakeholders to seek an urgent resolution of the social revolt which [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Next round of South Sudan peace talks due to start in Addis Ababa
07 february 2014 - 09:38:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The root causes of the bloody conflict in South Sudan will be the focus of [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Ceasefire accord enters into force Friday
24 january 2014 - 15:52:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A ceasefire agreement seeking the immediate stop to all acts of violence and military hostilities [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Detainees want political solution to crisis
09 january 2014 - 20:09:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – South Sudanese detained in the wake of the current crisis in Africa’s youngest nation have [...] Full text...
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AU, IGAD reiterate call for immediate ceasefire in South Sudan
25 december 2013 - 19:42:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) group on Wednesday renewed their [...] Full text...
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'Sudan, S.Sudan negotiations postponed until after Mandela's funeral'
08 december 2013 - 16:47:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Peace negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan have been postponed to a later date as African [...] Full text...
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UN tasks governments on natural resources
19 june 2013 - 22:53:50New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Wednesday said that governments should bear the primary [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency says renewed fighting in CAR threatens civilians
16 march 2013 - 12:10:07New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Saturday that renewed fighting in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan, SPLM-N to resume negotiations in Addis Ababa
30 december 2012 - 10:42:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Government and northern rebels are to meet for talks next month in the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Food security linked to peace in the Sahel, says FAO chief
08 december 2012 - 14:16:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that improving food security in the Sahel will [...] Full text...
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