Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns bloody Mogadishu bomb blasts

31 october 2022 - 05:07:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep sadness at Saturday's bomb attack in Mogadishu, which killed [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' in Mogadishu

30 october 2022 - 10:30:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned in the [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN chief condemns bloody terrorist attack on Somalia hotel

22 august 2022 - 05:30:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack by terrorists on the Hayat Hotel [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks redeployed US troops in Somalia to make civilian protection priority

20 may 2022 - 08:20:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The decision of the United States to redeploy several hundred troops in Somalia, as part of [...] Full text...

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New Somali president Mohamud 'appreciates' US decision to deploy troops to the country

18 may 2022 - 09:52:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's new president,  Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has expressed his gratitude to US president Joe Biden for [...] Full text...

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UN chief joins in condemnation of deadly attack on Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia

05 may 2022 - 05:39:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined in the strong condemnation of Tuesday's attack by [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack in Mogadishu

24 march 2022 - 06:01:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN The Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly attacks on compounds located [...] Full text...

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Thousands continue to flee violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province

23 march 2022 - 05:08:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue [...] Full text...

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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit

04 february 2022 - 09:34:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria interim coach Eguavoen releaes final squad

26 december 2021 - 08:35:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has released his final 28-man squad for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar

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

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Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF

06 october 2021 - 04:42:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Al-Shabab of kidnapping boys for Mozambique conflict

29 september 2021 - 12:56:44
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – An Islamic State (ISIS) linked armed group in northern Mozambique is kidnapping boys and using them [...] Full text...

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UN condemns Somalia violence, warns against escalation of fighting

27 april 2021 - 18:12:27
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak [...] Full text...

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ISIS-linked armed group attacks civilians in northern Mozambican town

29 march 2021 - 05:29:42
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities should take urgent measures to protect civilians fleeing an armed Islamist group in the [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Pacheco returns to coach Zamalek

28 september 2020 - 19:22:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Portuguese coach, Jaime Pacheco, arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday to start his second [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces

11 september 2020 - 21:09:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan removed from American bad list of religious violators to lesser evil one

20 december 2019 - 23:46:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration has removed the Sudan from its list of countries violating religious freedom to [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s President spotlights country’s progress, but cautions eradicating terrorism ‘will not be easy’

27 september 2019 - 06:06:53
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system”, President Mohamed Abdullahi [...] Full text...

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AI urges Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns during Madagascar, Mozambique visits

03 september 2019 - 05:32:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Pope Francis to raise urgent human rights [...] Full text...

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Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council

21 august 2019 - 22:08:59
New York, US (PANA)   -   Despite encouraging developments, insecurity across Somalia remains a serious concern, James Swan, head of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns deadly Somalia attacks on offices

25 july 2019 - 19:43:27
New Yofk, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attacks in Somalia, that targeted the offices of [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

25 july 2019 - 16:29:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development block, IGAD, on Thursday issued a statement condemning the recent terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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IOM condemns brutal Somalia terrorist attack

15 july 2019 - 14:30:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed shock and outrage at Friday’s terrorist attack that claimed [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns terrorist attack in Kismayo, Somalia

13 july 2019 - 17:30:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Saturday condemned the “terrorist attack” in Kismayo, Somalia, that [...] Full text...

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26 killed in Somalia hotel attack, new death toll says

13 july 2019 - 11:48:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Friday's attack on a hotel in the southern Somali coastal city of Kismaayo left 26 people [...] Full text...

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18 killed in Shabab attack on military base in southwest Somalia

21 may 2019 - 17:28:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - At least 18 people were killed on Monday in an attack by the rebel movement Chabab [...] Full text...

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Witnesses report car bomb explosion in central Mogadishu

10 april 2019 - 13:16:52
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An explosion occurred on Wednesday morning in the centre of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, Shabeele Radio [...] Full text...

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Burundi says expecting compensation from Egypt as AU chairman

01 april 2019 - 22:58:51
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundi says it expects compensation from Egypt, as chairman of the African Union (AU), for alleged [...] Full text...

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Mali’s coach names 25 players for match against Sudan in AFCON 2019 qualifier

15 march 2019 - 21:50:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The coach of the Malian national football team - The Eagles - Mohamed Magassouba, on Friday [...] Full text...

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UN congratulates Puntland region’s newly-elected president

09 january 2019 - 19:53:22
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, on Wednesday congratulated the newly-elected president of Puntland, Somalia’s [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses ‘full confidence’ in top Somalia official following Gov't expulsion

05 january 2019 - 07:33:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Friday he “deeply regrets” the Somali Government’s decision to expel [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns attack on UN compound in Mogadishu

03 january 2019 - 13:41:33
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Tuesday’s attack against the UN compound in [...] Full text...

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OIC strongly condemns Saturday terror attack in Mogadishu

25 december 2018 - 17:58:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the two car bomb attacks that claimed 26 [...] Full text...

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Rights bodies finger military, police for harassing environmental activists

17 december 2018 - 13:46:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police and the military are harassing and intimidating environmental rights activists in Lamu county, Human [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Mozambique security forces of abusing suspected insurgents

04 december 2018 - 05:55:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – An international human rights group has accused the Mozambique security forces of being implicated in [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns Somalia terrorist attack in which dozens were killed or injured

12 november 2018 - 00:28:22
New York, US (PANA) - The members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “in the strongest possible terms” [...] Full text...

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Somalis will not be deterred by Friday’s terror attacks – UN chief

10 november 2018 - 19:31:35
Mogadishu, Somali (PANA) - Following Friday’s bomb attacks and gunfire in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, UN Chief António Guterres has [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Mozambican gov't to end brutal killings by armed group

08 june 2018 - 05:40:19
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged the Mozambican authorities to take immediate steps to end a killing spree [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Full teams of Tunisia and Senegal

05 june 2018 - 09:48:31
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the Senegalese and Tunisian squads for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament that [...] Full text...

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‘Lack of unity of purpose keeps Africa under constant terror threats’ – Dramani Mahama

21 april 2018 - 13:52:27
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need integrated efforts to tackle their challenges on issues of peace and security, [...] Full text...

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Somali army officer murdered by armed men

21 march 2018 - 09:52:03
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Armed men murdered on Tuesday evening murdered Somali army Mohamed Hassan Issa, near his house, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia coach names 28 players for Iran, Costa Rica friendlies

13 march 2018 - 11:10:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s national football team coach, Nabil Maâloul, on Monday invited 28 players for a training session [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns Mogadishu attacks

25 february 2018 - 06:51:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the 23 February attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, which [...] Full text...

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Rights group says detained children face abuse in Somalia

21 february 2018 - 17:44:18
Washington, DC., US (PANA) – Somali authorities are unlawfully detaining and at times prosecuting in military courts children with alleged [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Ahmadis raise alarm over hate speech

12 february 2018 - 11:04:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Gambia have expressed concern over hate speech being perpetrated [...] Full text...

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Al-Shabab threatening Somalis to hand over children for indoctrination - Rights group says

15 january 2018 - 06:32:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group Al-Shabab has threatened and abducted civilians in Somalia’s Bay region to force [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Somali senior officer killed in Mogadishu

25 september 2017 - 11:50:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A senior Somali Army officer was murdered on Sunday evening in the capital, Mogadishu, by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Kenyan Supreme Court ruling and democratic consolidation in Africa (News Analysis by Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

11 september 2017 - 10:49:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Supreme Court’s annulment of Kenya’s August 8 presidential election over “irregularities and illegalities” [...] Full text...

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Somalia: 6 men killed, 20 wounded in clashes in Somalia

21 august 2017 - 15:28:06
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – At least six persons have been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes between security [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group urges Somalia's new government to protect most vulnerable people

03 may 2017 - 09:43:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia’s new government should ensure that the security forces are accountable and improve protection of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says journalists among wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack

26 january 2017 - 18:39:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At least four journalists were wounded in Wednesday attack on a hotel in the Somali capital [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Establish Commission of Inquiry into violations by security agencies'

10 december 2016 - 10:07:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta should urgently establish a commission of inquiry to investigate reports of extrajudicial [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: South Korean military to partner with Nigeria on training, fighting terrorism

26 october 2016 - 19:20:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A visiting senior military delegation from the Democratic Republic of Korea, led by Major General Yo [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 'Effective regional collaboration in Africa bolsters international security'

02 september 2016 - 10:43:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Head of INTERPOL has said that effective regional efforts in Eastern Africa against transnational crime [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IGAD condemns Al Shabab terror attack in Somalia

22 august 2016 - 18:59:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has condemned the terror attack in Somalia, which killed 20 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says Somalia’s political success depends on managing threats

28 january 2016 - 18:48:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN envoy in Somalia, Michael Keating, on Thursday said success in the country this year [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016

16 december 2015 - 21:15:02
New York, US (PANA) - As 2015 draws to a close, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has summed up the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: AU condemns attacks on Tunisia, Egypt hotel

26 november 2015 - 15:37:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The African Union Commission chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks perpetrators on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan forces kill 24 Al Shabab militants in Somalia

23 july 2015 - 14:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twenty Four Al Shabaab militants have been killed in an offensive by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Somali Al Shabab attack kills 8 Burundian peacekeepers

27 june 2015 - 16:46:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The attack on Friday on the position of Burundian contingent of the African peacekeeping mission in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Central Bank of Kenya lifts ban on key remittance provider

22 june 2015 - 15:57:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya Monday lifted the suspension on Dahabshiil Kenya, one of the licensed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Chief Justice defends civil society

19 june 2015 - 18:03:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice Willy Mutinga has defended the important role the civil society plays in securing [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to hold regional conference on extremism

29 may 2015 - 13:40:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will hold a regional conference on countering violent extremism in June, Interior Principal Secretary, Monica [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police officers killed in terror gang ambush

26 may 2015 - 10:49:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Several Kenyan police officers are believed to have been killed on Monday in an ambush by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya orders UNHCR to shut down Somali refugee camp

11 april 2015 - 18:50:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has issued a three-month ultimatum to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly President saddened by Al-Shabab attack on Kenyan university

05 april 2015 - 06:59:05
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, has condemned the terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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US: Obama nominates first US Ambassador to Somalia in 24 years

25 february 2015 - 19:44:39
New York, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama has nominated the first US ambassador to Somalia in 24 years, a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama seeks international help to arm multi-national force to fight Boko Haram

19 january 2015 - 20:01:56
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Monday took his campaign for a multinational force to fight the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report fire at drugs warehouse, suspension of commissioner of human rights

17 january 2015 - 06:17:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A huge fire that razed the warehouse of the Central Medical Stores of the Ghana Health [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama urges African states to synchronize strategies against terrorism

16 january 2015 - 19:51:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Dramani Mahama on Friday called for the synchronization of strategies in Africa to [...] Full text...

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US: US condemns Christmas day attack on AU base in Mogadishu

27 december 2014 - 15:37:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the Christmas Day attack on the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN Secretary-General arrives in Somalia

29 october 2014 - 13:17:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, arrived in Somalia Wednesday on an official visit, praising the government [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram increasingly treads ISIL path (News Analysis By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Lagos)

06 october 2014 - 11:42:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Boko Haram's recent video showing the beheading of an apparently-captured pilot of a missing Nigerian warplane [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges leadership to move from 'turbulence' to peace

24 september 2014 - 17:39:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for decisive leadership, in order to deal with [...] Full text...

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Congo: Congo to host world peace forum shortly

16 september 2014 - 20:13:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A world peace forum will be held shortly in Brazzaville to find solutions to the security [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Somalia sues Kenya over maritime boundary

29 august 2014 - 13:50:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has taken Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a boundary dispute in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Graft watchdog wants partial repeat of police recruitment

08 august 2014 - 13:34:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has called for the cancellation of police recruitment exercise in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four face terror charges

24 july 2014 - 11:27:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four terror suspects arrested in Nairobi last weekend for possessing explosive-making materials and US$1,121 worth of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Muslim leaders oppose Lamu County curfew

21 july 2014 - 15:32:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan muslim leaders are opposed to the month-long curfew imposed by Inspector General of Police David [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 69 suspects arrested in security operation

09 july 2014 - 14:08:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 69 suspects were arrested on Wednesday in the ongoing security operation following deadly attacks [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan, Ethiopian leader hold bilateral talks

25 june 2014 - 17:35:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, and the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn‎, Wednesday held bilateral [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ten more killed in fresh terror attack

17 june 2014 - 08:35:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Barely 24 hours after gunmen allied to the Al-Shabab terror group attacked and killed 56 people [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: EAJA cautions Kenya, Sudan on intimidation, safety of journos

14 may 2014 - 13:35:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Worried by the raw deals meted out to journalists in Kenya and Sudan, the East African [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 4,000 arrested in Kenya terror crackdown

08 april 2014 - 18:35:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 4,000 suspects have been arrested in the ongoing crack down on terrorism in Kenya. Interior Cabinet [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Refugees ordered back to camp over security concerns

26 march 2014 - 12:21:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government on Wednesday directed all refugees living in urban areas to return to designated [...] Full text...

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Kenya: President Kenyatta denounces Nigeria killings

05 march 2014 - 11:54:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the recent killing of some 59 Nigerian school children by [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty Int'l tasks UN Security Council on Somalia

04 march 2014 - 19:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International says the UN Security Council’s relaxing of the international arms embargo on Somalia [...] Full text...

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US military advisers deployed in Somalia

10 january 2014 - 22:06:35
New York, US (PANA) - The US has deployed a small number of uniformed trainers and advisers to Somalia to [...] Full text...

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Kenya police circulate photo of blast suspect

16 december 2013 - 11:00:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police have circulated the photograph of a 21-year-old man, Hussein Nur Mohamed, over claims he [...] Full text...

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ICC postpones Kenya President Kenyatta’s trial date

31 october 2013 - 20:30:23
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the commencement of the trial of [...] Full text...

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Kenya mall shooting: Rawlings consoles Kenya

24 september 2013 - 15:50:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings, has sent a message of condolence and solidarity to the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Kenyan mall shooting: Security agents battle gunmen as 30 die, 60 injured

21 september 2013 - 17:57:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from Saturday's shooting at an upscale mall in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi [...] Full text...

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President Obama okays military support for Somalia

09 april 2013 - 17:35:33
New York, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama, has said Somalia will receive military assistance from the US [...] Full text...

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UN partially lifts arms embargo on Somalia

07 march 2013 - 10:21:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Wednesday evening in New York partially lifted the decades-old arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Don't lift arms embargo on Somalia yet, Amnesty International urges UN

05 march 2013 - 12:32:37
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday said it is premature for the UN Security Council to consider [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, AI decry Kenya's plans to confine asylum seekers to refugee camps

25 december 2012 - 11:53:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amnesty International (AI) have expressed concern over [...] Full text...

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8 arrested after grenade attack in Nairobi

17 december 2012 - 17:43:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people, seven Yemenis and one Somali national, have been arrested in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Nairobi grenade attack rises to 5

08 december 2012 - 14:08:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from Friday night's grenade attack outside a mosque in Nairobi's Eastleigh Estate has [...] Full text...

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Kenya police hunt terrorists

01 october 2012 - 13:17:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Police have mounted a door-to-door search for suspected Al Shabaab sympathisers who killed two [...] Full text...

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African Union saddened by Meles Zenawi’s death

21 august 2012 - 14:08:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Tuesday said it was deeply saddened by the death of Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician faults spy agency after latest terror attack

01 july 2012 - 19:58:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hours after a deadly explosion left 15 Kenyans dead in Garissa, north eastern Kenya, a section [...] Full text...

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Kenya-Namibia cricket matches delayed

05 june 2012 - 09:51:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The ICC International Cup and the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championships matches between Kenya and [...] Full text...

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FBI joins Kenya blast probe

29 may 2012 - 15:46:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police officers investigating Monday's bomb attack in Nairobi, the capital, have been joined by their [...] Full text...

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AU strongly condemns Nairobi grenade attacks

11 march 2012 - 12:51:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday strongly condemned the grenade attacks at a bus station [...] Full text...

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IFJ condemns "brutal murder" of Somali journalist

01 march 2012 - 15:22:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The global media rights body, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), on Wednesday condemned the “brutal murder” [...] Full text...

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Kenyan soldier killed in Somalia fighting

10 january 2012 - 22:18:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan soldier has been killed in a fierce firefight between the Kenyan army and the Al [...] Full text...

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AU agrees to increase AMISOM troops by over 5000

05 january 2012 - 17:37:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council Thursday adopted a recommendation by regional defence [...] Full text...

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ACP-EU parliamentarians express concern about Libyan arms

24 november 2011 - 11:56:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Parliamentarians from the African, Caribbean and the Pacific as well as the European Union (ACP-EU) have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia mulls sending troops to Somalia

20 november 2011 - 09:01:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government is still discussing whether or not to send troops to neighbouring [...] Full text...

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AU urges international community to help Somali people

10 august 2011 - 15:51:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Wednesday called on the international community to urgently take the required steps [...] Full text...

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NGO donates food stuff to Somalia as famine worsens in Horn of Africa

04 august 2011 - 16:40:09
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A South Africa-based NGO, Gift of the Givers, has donated three plane-load of nutritious food stuff [...] Full text...

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Raja wins Moroccan league

30 may 2011 - 10:45:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Raja Casablanca has won the 2010-2011 Moroccan first division soccer league after a 2-1 away win [...] Full text...

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Somali troops celebrate fresh victory over Al Shabaab in Mogadishu

23 may 2011 - 15:41:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali government forces, backed by the Africa Union troops in Mogadishu (AMISOM), have advanced in a [...] Full text...

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Kenya steps up security after Osama killing

02 may 2011 - 17:47:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following the killing of the leader of the terror group, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden in [...] Full text...

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'6 Burundian peacekeepers died in clashes with Al-Shabab Sunday'

25 february 2011 - 16:41:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Six Burundian soldiers were killed and a dozen others wounded in clashes which started Sunday between [...] Full text...

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Somali journalists union decries continuous rebel attacks on journalists

15 february 2011 - 13:48:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said Tuesday it was deeply worried about [...] Full text...

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Police arrest one over Nairobi bus attack

21 december 2010 - 19:42:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Nairobi have detained, for interrogation, a man following Monday night's suspected terrorist attack here [...] Full text...

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Six injured in Kenya bus attack

20 december 2010 - 19:47:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six people were seriously injured Monday night in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, after suspected terrorists attacked [...] Full text...

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Kenya grenade attacks: Police arrest 346 suspects

06 december 2010 - 15:20:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Police have arrested 346 illegal immigrants in a hunt for suspected killers of three [...] Full text...

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Somali Parliament endorses new Premier

31 october 2010 - 15:41:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somali Parliamentarians have agreed to endorse th e newly-appointed Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, effectively [...] Full text...

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Rajoelina's leadership in Madagascar worries Pan African Parliament

12 october 2010 - 14:12:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has expressed concern at Andry Rajoelina's leadership in Madagascar, saying "it [...] Full text...

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UN, regional leaders task Somali govt officials

24 september 2010 - 07:03:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Regional leaders and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on T hursday urged Transitional Federal Government (TFG) [...] Full text...

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Somali PM quits after months of political stand-off

21 september 2010 - 11:36:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmake qu it Tuesday, citing the mounting insecurity in his [...] Full text...

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Malawi, Guinea assess Mogadishu ahead of planned AU troops deployment

17 september 2010 - 15:54:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Malawi's top military officials have ended an assessment mission in Mogadishu as a delegation from Guinea [...] Full text...

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Uganda boosts AU force in Mogadishu

17 september 2010 - 15:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has grown from 6,300 troops to 7,200 troops [...] Full text...

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UN rights office pushes for war crimes indictments in Somalia

16 september 2010 - 15:09:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced plans to deploy human rights officers [...] Full text...

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UN official urges probe over AMISOM shelling in Mogadishu

15 september 2010 - 18:40:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN and the African Union (AU) should investigate allegations that the African Union peacekeepers in [...] Full text...

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Heightened Shabab militancy in Somalia worries EU envoy

13 september 2010 - 18:14:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- European Union's top envoy in Kenya, Eric Van Der Linden, has expressed worry over the growing [...] Full text...

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Three envoys meet Somali President after Mogadishu airport attacks

10 september 2010 - 17:54:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Three international diplomats met Somali President Shari f Sheikh Ahmed hours after a terror attack at [...] Full text...

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Over 230 civilians killed in Somalia battle

09 september 2010 - 07:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said mor e than 230 civilians were [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council deplores attack on AU peacekeepers

01 september 2010 - 13:00:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has condemned the attack against t he presidential palace in the [...] Full text...

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African Union appeals for Somali mission boost

31 august 2010 - 07:35:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) has appealed to member sta tes to contribute additional troops to [...] Full text...

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AU chief denounces Mogadishu bomb attacks

26 august 2010 - 16:17:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission President Jean Ping on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack in Mogadishu, [...] Full text...

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EU condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

26 august 2010 - 11:53:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) has strongly condemned Tuesda y's attack on a hotel in Mogadishu that [...] Full text...

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Kampala bomb probe boosts Kenya-Uganda security ties

23 august 2010 - 07:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's speedy arrest and transfer of the suspected plan ners of the 11 July (7/11) twin [...] Full text...

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US re-states support for AU's efforts in Somalia

25 july 2010 - 11:39:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Against the background of the daunting challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the [...] Full text...

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Museveni says organizers of Kampala bomb attacks arrested

25 july 2010 - 11:05:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African Union (AU) member states to reject the arrogance [...] Full text...

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AU seeks South African troops for Somalia

23 july 2010 - 18:27:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Friday a formal request had been sent to South [...] Full text...

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AU seeks South African troops for Somalia

23 july 2010 - 12:52:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- African Union Commission President Jean Ping said Frida y a formal request had been sent to [...] Full text...

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Uganda calls for global action against international lawlessness

22 july 2010 - 11:23:00
Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda Thursday called on African Union (AU) member st ates and the international community in general [...] Full text...

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IGAD army chiefs write up Somalia deployment details for AU approval

21 july 2010 - 20:13:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) â" Defence chiefs of -staff of the Inter Government al Authority on Development (IGAD) have finalized [...] Full text...

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Kenya outlines plan to mop up illegal weapons

21 july 2010 - 09:19:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has a mooted a comprehensive programme to mop up illegal firearms in Nairobi, following a [...] Full text...

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IGAD military chiefs meet on extra troops deployment to Somalia

20 july 2010 - 13:19:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Military chiefs of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states Tuesday kick-started a three-day [...] Full text...

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Ugandan police arrest 20 persons over twin bombings

18 july 2010 - 18:35:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The police in Uganda said here Sunday evening that they had arrested over 20 persons of [...] Full text...

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Uganda to compensate families of bomb blast victims

15 july 2010 - 10:10:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda has announced a compensation package for the fam ilies of the victims of Sunday's bomb [...] Full text...

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Uganda will still host AU summit despite bomb attacks, says Museveni

15 july 2010 - 08:12:00
By Samson Ntale- PANA Correspondent Ntungamo, Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has assured that his country would still [...] Full text...

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Uganda blasts: Kenyan detectives join Kampala terrorists' hunt

14 july 2010 - 17:40:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Following Sunday's twin bomb attacks on Kampala, Uganda, Kenyan authorities have dispatched anti-terrorism detectives to help [...] Full text...

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Uganda Police arrest 7 over deadly bombings

14 july 2010 - 14:56:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- The police in Uganda Wednesday announced the arrest of seven persons in connection with Sunday night's [...] Full text...

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Kenyan PM worried over bomb smuggling

14 july 2010 - 08:16:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said the country is witnessing increased cases of smuggling of [...] Full text...

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35 persons missing after Ugandan blast

13 july 2010 - 16:42:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Some 35 persons are missing following the twin bomb exp losions that rocked Kampala Sunday night, [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns Kampala attack, urges urgent military support to Somalia

13 july 2010 - 16:37:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- East Africaâ?s leading regional security groupin g, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania moves into action as world condemns deadly Uganda blasts

13 july 2010 - 10:22:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Alerted by the terrorist blast that has claimed at least 74 lives in the [...] Full text...

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Uganda shrugs off Al-Shabab's claims over bomb attacks

13 july 2010 - 08:40:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Uganda Tuesday shrugged off the claim by Somali Islamis t group Al-Shabab that it was responsible [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia urges worldwide anti-terror response after Kampala attack

12 july 2010 - 13:31:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian authorities Monday condemned the terrorist attack that killed 64 people in the Ugandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan twin bombings: 'We will get the perpetrators' (updating)

12 july 2010 - 12:04:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Monday vowed his coun try will get those behind the twin bombings [...] Full text...

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Uganda bomb attacks to 'sabotage' AU summit hosting

12 july 2010 - 09:08:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- Ugandan police chief, Maj. -Gen. Kale Kayihura, has said the twin bomb attacks that left [...] Full text...

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IGAD leaders authorise Somali troop surge in new offensive

05 july 2010 - 14:12:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- East African leaders Monday ordered the urgent deployment of 2,000 peacekeepers to Somalia, to be [...] Full text...

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Somali President seeks urgent strategy to end crisis

05 july 2010 - 13:54:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told a re gional African heads of state meeting here [...] Full text...

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Hisbul Islam insurgents arrest radio journalists in Somalia

26 may 2010 - 09:05:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Insurgent group Hisbul Islam has arrested three broadcast journalists working for Mogadishu-based radio stations [...] Full text...

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Hisbul Islam insurgents arrest radio journalists in Somalia

26 may 2010 - 09:03:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Insurgent group Hisbul Islam has arrested three broadcast journalists working for Mogadishu-based radio stations [...] Full text...

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AI demands release of human rights activist held by Somali Al-Shabaab group

21 april 2010 - 07:30:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Somali armed opposition group Al-Shabab must im mediately free a human rights defender it [...] Full text...

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Somalia: TFG signs power-sharing deal with leading militia (Corrected)

15 march 2010 - 16:19:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on Monday formally signed a power-sharing agreement with the leading [...] Full text...

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IPI condemns journalist beating by court security guards in Somalia

02 march 2010 - 10:43:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The International Press Institute (IPI) Tuesday reported that a Somali correspondent has been allegedly [...] Full text...

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IFJ seeks release of radio journalist in Somalia

24 february 2010 - 11:44:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Expressing deep concern about the security and safety of journalists in Somalia, the International [...] Full text...

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Somalia's moderate Islamic army to join govt after peace deal

19 february 2010 - 12:49:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) signed an agreement with the country's religious army, the Ahlu [...] Full text...

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UN aid official says civilians targeted in Mogadishu fighting

16 february 2010 - 14:49:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- UNâ?s top relief official for Somalia, Mark Bowden, sai d Monday that civilians appeared to have [...] Full text...

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AU chief says Somali govt forces preparing for major offensive

14 february 2010 - 08:39:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- As AU peacekeeping mission to Somalia insists on mandate to attack the notorious Al-Shabab rebels, [...] Full text...

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Burundi AMISOM contingent plays down Islamists' threat

10 february 2010 - 21:01:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- The Burundian contingent of the African Union Peacek eeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will stay in [...] Full text...

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Only US$ 78m released from US$ 213m meant for Somalia

28 january 2010 - 17:00:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Only some US$ 78 million have been released out o f a total contribution of [...] Full text...

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Burundi officer killed in Mogadishu

27 january 2010 - 18:17:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- A Burundian officer taking part in the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was killed [...] Full text...

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Yemeni terror elements complicating Somali crisis, AU warns

08 january 2010 - 13:01:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) warned Friday that the int ernational community must step up its [...] Full text...

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Burundi strengthens security for end-of-year celebrations

31 december 2009 - 18:51:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundi has put in place some measures to ensure sec urity of people and property throughout [...] Full text...

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Somali militants close in on Kenyan border

28 november 2009 - 17:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Somalia's notorious rebel group, the Al Shabab, has move d closer to Kenya after taking control [...] Full text...

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EU condemns execution by stoning in Somalia

23 november 2009 - 15:31:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday condemned the recen t executions in Al Shabab, Somalia, carried [...] Full text...

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Museveni warns Islamic terrorist group against attack on Uganda, Burundi

24 october 2009 - 10:30:00
Munyonyo- Uganda (PANA) â" Ugandan leader Yoweri M-useveni is unfazed by any ter rorist threats and has warned the Al [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets conditions for keeping soldiers in Somalia

08 october 2009 - 18:39:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA)-- The Chief of General Staff of the National Defence Fo rce (NDF) of Burundi, Major-General Niyombari Godfroid, [...] Full text...

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At least 10 Burundian soldiers killed in Somalia

18 september 2009 - 11:41:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- At last 10 Burundian soldiers were killed and severa l others wounded in Thursday's suicide attack [...] Full text...

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Kenya boosts Somali border security

26 july 2009 - 16:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya's Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka at the weekend l aunched a massive peace and security awareness [...] Full text...

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UN agency says violence displaced 200,000 Somalis

07 july 2009 - 18:32:00
New York- US (PANA) -- More than 200,000 people have been forced to flee the Soma li capital Mogadishu following [...] Full text...

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Somali fighters not linked to Kenyan military chopper crash

27 may 2009 - 13:56:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya’s military on Wednesday denied reports that a mili tary aircraft which crashed near the common [...] Full text...

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Kenyan VP calls for military aid for besieged Somali govt

25 may 2009 - 18:42:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka said on Monday the restoration of peace and stability in war-torn [...] Full text...

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Somali insurgency ringleader arrested in Kenya

22 may 2009 - 14:59:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A senior Somali militant leader, Abbas Abdikadir, was ar rested and held in Kenya on Thursday [...] Full text...

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IGAD ministers to hold emergency meeting on Somali killings

19 may 2009 - 19:36:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African foreign ministers have slated an emergency meeti ng of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) [...] Full text...

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Kenya hesitant over hostage talks with Somali militants

26 march 2009 - 19:49:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya will not negotiate with the Somali militant group, Al Shabab, which has abducted some five [...] Full text...

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AU peace body seeks urgent sanctions against Somali militants

13 march 2009 - 10:19:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African Union’s top security organ, the Peace and Security Council (PSC), has asked for a speedy [...] Full text...

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Africa’s chief diplomat pegs Somali’s hopes on more troops

28 february 2009 - 12:20:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union Commission Chair Jean Ping has expr essed optimism that the Nigerian government would [...] Full text...

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Somali militants kill 11 Burundian soldiers in Mogadishu

23 february 2009 - 11:25:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- At least 11 Burundian soldiers have been killed and 15 others seriously wounded in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia says US provided intelligence for Somali military offensive

13 february 2009 - 19:39:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United States distanced itself from Ethiopia ’s military involvement in Somalia but helped to [...] Full text...

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UN chief pins fresh hope on Somalia's new Islamist leader

02 february 2009 - 17:05:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Monday the election of a young and dynamic [...] Full text...

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'Ethiopia ready send troops back to Somalia'

27 january 2009 - 15:03:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia is ready to send its troops back to Somalia if the occupation of the [...] Full text...

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African Union force effectively in control of Somalia

16 january 2009 - 17:45:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union (AU) Mission in Somalia has eff ectively taken control of areas vacated [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian troops not in hurry to complete Somali pullout

15 january 2009 - 14:03:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Thursd ay his troops were not hurrying to leave [...] Full text...

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