UN expert denounces 'cruel game' of hostage-taking
05 march 2025 - 07:50:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A United Nations independent expert warned on Tuesday of an increase in hostage-taking by states and [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A United Nations independent expert warned on Tuesday of an increase in hostage-taking by states and [...] Full text...
Former Ghana Football Association president Nyantakyi discharged by court after five-year trial
13 february 2025 - 13:06:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Thursday discharged former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi [...] Full text...
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FIFA 2026 WC qualifier: Venue confirmed for South Africa/Lesotho clash
11 february 2025 - 07:12:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the [...] Full text...
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Rights panel demands immediate release of Tunisian activist on hunger strike
06 february 2025 - 05:07:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Top independent rights experts reiterated their call to the Tunisian authorities on Wednesday to release an [...] Full text...
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UN expert expresses dismay at continued criminalization of human rights in Algeria
31 january 2025 - 12:28:33Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria continues to restrict and harass human rights defenders for their peaceful activities, the UN independent [...] Full text...
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Daughter of former President of South Africa to face terrorism charges
29 january 2025 - 09:03:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The daughter of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will face charges of [...] Full text...
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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday
25 january 2025 - 16:53:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...
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Femicide: No safe places for women, girls, amid continuous gender killings in Kenya
22 january 2025 - 20:33:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Investigations into the gruesome murder of Beth Muthoni, 44, a devout Christian on pilgrimage at the [...] Full text...
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New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
12 december 2024 - 14:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average [...] Full text...
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African airlines expect better gains in operating profits in 2025, demand rises seen
11 december 2024 - 13:38:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Demand for air travel in Africa is focused to increase in 2025 as airlines increase seats [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
22 november 2024 - 08:30:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya
21 november 2024 - 09:09:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...
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Vice President Obiang Mangue warns civil servants against sex in office
05 november 2024 - 22:08:09Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue has warned that civil servants caught having sex in their offices [...] Full text...
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Kenya swears in new Deputy President after impeachment battle
01 november 2024 - 14:50:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prof. Abraham Kithure Kindiki was on Friday sworn in as the Deputy President of Kenya following [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes reviews with Kenya
31 october 2024 - 08:19:16Washington, DC,US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded today the seventh and the eighth [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecute Ugandan rebel leader in absentia
29 october 2024 - 22:19:43The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will face trial at the International Criminal Court in absentia, [...] Full text...
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Joint IMF-Regional Financing Arrangements hold dialogue on effective collaboration
24 october 2024 - 06:37:41Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The 9th High-level Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Dialogue was held on Wednesday in Washington [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists
21 october 2024 - 11:25:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist
19 october 2024 - 12:43:41Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President
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UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia
16 october 2024 - 04:38:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...
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Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President
09 october 2024 - 08:39:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended [...] Full text...
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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
08 october 2024 - 14:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President
01 october 2024 - 13:26:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...
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Algerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’ against poet
01 october 2024 - 05:47:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Algerian authorities were on Monday urged by top independent human rights experts to reverse a prison [...] Full text...
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Remains of anti-apartheid activists returned to South Africa
27 september 2024 - 13:05:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday honoured the 42 liberation fighters who died [...] Full text...
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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation
28 august 2024 - 14:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts demand immediate release of Zimbabwean rights defenders
16 august 2024 - 05:21:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed
03 august 2024 - 10:09:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...
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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings
01 august 2024 - 05:21:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...
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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups
25 july 2024 - 06:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...
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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers
12 july 2024 - 07:20:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...
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CAF fines Cameroonian football legend Eto’o $200,000 for 'seriously' violating ethics
05 july 2024 - 07:48:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has fined Cameroonian football legend, Samuel Eto'o Fils, [...] Full text...
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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
27 june 2024 - 05:50:50New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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ICC convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes
26 june 2024 - 17:59:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Parliament urged to mediate in South Africa/Equatorial Guinea row
25 june 2024 - 09:12:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The families of two South African engineers who have been detained in Equatorial Guinea since [...] Full text...
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South African political party rocked by race row
20 june 2024 - 12:15:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African political party, Democratic Alliance (DA) which is in the process of forming [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists
20 june 2024 - 08:34:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges African governments to accelerate free education for all
16 june 2024 - 06:36:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: When public treasury enters the age of digital payments: World Bank Blog By Maimouna Gueye and Tenin Fatimata Dicko
11 june 2024 - 12:24:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ms. Idani has worked at the Treasury for several years and is going on an [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary
02 may 2024 - 13:16:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Justice urges Lebanese authorities to safeguard Hannibal Gaddafi's rights
29 april 2024 - 18:55:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has called on the Lebanese authorities to safeguard the rights of [...] Full text...
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UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid
29 april 2024 - 16:41:49Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly [...] Full text...
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Several DR Congo army, police officers arrested for treason
16 april 2024 - 11:36:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group
05 april 2024 - 13:12:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula charged with corruption, money laundering
04 april 2024 - 16:47:11Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The former Speaker of South Africa's National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, on Thursday appeared in a Pretoria [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Faye names Ousmane Sonko as Prime Minister
03 april 2024 - 05:56:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday appointed Ousmane Sonko, his colleague and leader [...] Full text...
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Senegal's main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, his right-hand man freed
15 march 2024 - 11:01:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's main opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his right-hand man and PASTEF party [...] Full text...
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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management
06 march 2024 - 11:47:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist
02 february 2024 - 07:01:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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US offers $5 million for information on arrest of former Sudan minister Harum
30 january 2024 - 06:38:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is designating Sudan’s former Minister of State for the Interior [...] Full text...
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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF
23 january 2024 - 16:01:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...
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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 10:03:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW
22 january 2024 - 08:28:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...
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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)
19 january 2024 - 22:27:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...
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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released
16 january 2024 - 09:03:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...
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Libya earns more than $26 billion in revenues in 2023 - Central Bank
08 january 2024 - 11:25:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya earmed 125.911 billion dinars (about $26.23 billion) in public revenue for the period from 1 [...] Full text...
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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges
05 january 2024 - 11:14:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...
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How training and advice can speed cross-border payments and cut costs: IMF Blog By Kieran Murphy
05 january 2024 - 08:00:16Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have the potential to improve many lives [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies
02 january 2024 - 07:51:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...
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Greece to deport fugitive wanted on terrorism charges to Morocco
29 december 2023 - 12:37:02Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities are set to deport Mohamed Boudarka, who is wanted in a terrorism case, [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Mozambique looking to go beyond group stages for the first time
28 december 2023 - 09:11:53Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a 14-year absence, Mozambique are back in the AFCON where Chiquinho Condé's men hope [...] Full text...
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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW
14 december 2023 - 09:31:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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Germany Court Verdict: Former Gambian leader death squad member sentenced to Life Imprisonment
30 november 2023 - 14:00:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A German Court in the city of Celle on Thursday found former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
17 november 2023 - 20:33:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF WCL: Mamelodi Sundowns vs SC Casablanca: All to play for in finals
17 november 2023 - 11:08:38Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the third time in a row, Mamelodi Sundowns will play in the final of [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League: Explosive semi-finals clashes expected
14 november 2023 - 10:44:35Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The last four teams standing in the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 are [...] Full text...
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2023 AFL: Sundowns, Wydad ready for final clash
11 november 2023 - 12:15:10Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Morocco's Wydad Athletic Club are set for battle as they [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests
02 november 2023 - 07:55:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...
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Maiden African Football League: Questions & Answers on the continent's newest elite club competition
20 october 2023 - 08:41:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The inaugural edition of the African Football League kicks off on 20 October and [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister
19 october 2023 - 11:13:00The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan, has dropped all charges against Mr [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban
17 october 2023 - 06:27:13Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...
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Saudi Arabia score late to snatch draw against Nigeria
14 october 2023 - 08:12:33Portimao, Portugal. (PANA) - Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to give Nigeria the lead after the West Africans went [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in DR Congo suspended over serious misconduct charges
12 october 2023 - 18:48:58Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of [...] Full text...
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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial
30 september 2023 - 19:05:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...
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South African murder suspect detained in Lesotho
25 september 2023 - 11:30:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African authorities are seeking the extradition of a murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Maketoane, who [...] Full text...
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FIFA keeps close watch on developments in Mali
07 september 2023 - 16:02:43Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it is “closely monitoring” events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a FIFA Council member, [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: AU suspends Gabon with immediate effect after overthrow of President Bongo
01 september 2023 - 08:51:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon from all its activities with immediate effect following [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Gabon coup makers name Gen. Oligui Nguema as country's new leader
31 august 2023 - 06:23:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers who ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday have named General Brice [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Gabon coup: UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses (Eds: Adds UN chief's reaction)
30 august 2023 - 19:55:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday "firmly condemned" the coup in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise' (Eds: Adds reaction of AU para 8-11)
30 august 2023 - 15:36:53Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise'
30 august 2023 - 13:56:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, has [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist
30 august 2023 - 06:15:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)
29 august 2023 - 08:35:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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Confirmation hearings for war crimes against CAR's Mokom Gawaka begins at ICC
23 august 2023 - 11:49:34The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A three-day hearing of confirmation of charges against Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, former National [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect re-arrested in South Africa
16 august 2023 - 12:52:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema, who was arrested near Cape Town earlier this year, [...] Full text...
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Mauritian minister says global warming will get worse
16 august 2023 - 08:27:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The effects of climate change, of rising temperatures and global warming on agriculture and health, will [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
15 august 2023 - 05:42:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS slams junta's attempt to prosecute ousted president for 'high treason' (Eds: New lead)
14 august 2023 - 18:03:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday slammed the military junta in Niger [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Junta says will prosecute ousted president for 'high treason'
14 august 2023 - 08:14:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amidst growing calls from the international community for the release of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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South Africa's opposition party to lay hate speech charges against firebrand Malema at the UN
01 august 2023 - 10:45:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that it will file [...] Full text...
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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group
24 july 2023 - 10:45:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...
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End of FIFA ban rekindles Zimbabwe's World Cup hopes
12 july 2023 - 06:25:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the country's football association which has [...] Full text...
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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia
28 june 2023 - 06:18:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...
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South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet
27 june 2023 - 08:25:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against [...] Full text...
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2023 U-213 AFCON: We shall approach Morocco match with calmness – Guinea coach
24 june 2023 - 06:37:26Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Guinea will face a tough task when they face hosts Morocco in the opening Group A [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa
21 june 2023 - 09:45:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide fugitive faces more charges in South Africa
09 june 2023 - 10:48:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, the Rwandan national accused of genocide on Friday appeared before the Cape Town [...] Full text...
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France says "extremely concerned" by the violence in Senegal
03 june 2023 - 18:55:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France said Saturday it was "extremely concerned" by the violence that broke out in Senegal [...] Full text...
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Fifteen dead in demonstrations since Thursday in Senegal
03 june 2023 - 16:21:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The demonstrations that followed last Thursday's sentencing of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko to two years [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa appears in court
02 june 2023 - 12:35:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishemaappeared in a Cape Town court on Friday where he [...] Full text...
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Nine dead in demonstrations after Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's conviction
02 june 2023 - 11:50:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nine people were killed in the demonstrations that followed the sentencing on Thursday by the criminal [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko jailed two years for 'corrupting the youth'
01 june 2023 - 12:57:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced on Thursday to two years' imprisonment and a fine [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Gambia U-20 team arrive in Argentina
16 may 2023 - 06:55:53Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) - The Gambia Under-20 team have landed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of the 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Tunisian gov't of moving to dismantle largest opposition party
11 may 2023 - 07:54:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities have intensified their attack on opponents of President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab, moving [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Missed penalty changed our game - Congo coach
01 may 2023 - 08:44:39Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Congo’s head coach, Fabrizio Cesana, has admitted that their early penalty miss against Senegal in their [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Mali aim for record extending outing
01 may 2023 - 08:42:04Annaba, Algeria (PANA) - Mali’s head coach, Soumaïla Coulibaly, has said his team is aiming for a record extending outing [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 FIFA WC: African quartet handed interesting draws
23 april 2023 - 03:43:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - At this year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina, Africa has been handed interesting groups with [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher
22 april 2023 - 10:35:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...
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Former prime minister in crosshairs of judiciary in Burundi
19 april 2023 - 17:24:21Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A search took place on Tuesday at the home of former prime minister and number two [...] Full text...
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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement, Ennahdha, arrested
18 april 2023 - 14:28:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested on Monday evening, lawyer [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Official opposition party demands answers over extradition debacle
18 april 2023 - 11:36:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Tuesday said it will be writing [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Some 40 soldiers, gendarmes to be heard following Inata attack in 2021
11 april 2023 - 16:18:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 40 soldiers and gendarmes have been heard in the case of an attack [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria outraged by UAE refusal to release prominent fugitives
08 april 2023 - 07:32:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has reacted with outrage at the refusal by the UAE [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans former Peru FA president for life over bribery charges
05 april 2023 - 15:02:20Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former president of the Peruvian Football Association, Manuel Burga Seoane, has been banned from all football-related activities [...] Full text...
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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production
23 march 2023 - 11:28:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...
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Inflation remains drag on the African economy - Report
19 march 2023 - 19:35:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Inflation remained a drag on the African economy in 2022, according to a document on recent [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Coach Bojang rallies his Young Scorpions for World Cup
14 march 2023 - 07:41:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Under-20 coach Abdoulie Bojang says Gambians must rally behind his charges to help them to [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Board sanctions Sudanese club, Al Hila
08 march 2023 - 06:52:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has taken a number of decisions [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Tunisia U20 Sellimi laments 'mistakes' after semis defeat to Senegal
07 march 2023 - 06:43:35Ismailia, Egypt (PANA) - Tunisia coach, Adel Sellimi, says Senegal took advantage of his charges' mistakes in their 3-0 defeat [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: 'Football is cruel' - Nigeria coach Bosso laments
07 march 2023 - 06:40:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigerian coach, Ladan Bosso, shared his frustrations after his side were stunned in the semi-finals of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria beat Mozambique to reach quarter-finals2023 U-20
26 february 2023 - 13:35:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Flying Eagles of Nigeria beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia to qualify for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests in Tunisia targets critics, opposition figures - HRW
24 february 2023 - 10:31:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities arrested two critics of President Kais Saied on 22 February, bringing the number of [...] Full text...
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2023 U-20 AFCON: Senegal aim to continue country's winning streak
19 february 2023 - 07:04:58Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senegal will be seeking to continue the nation’s excellent winning run in continental competitions when they [...] Full text...
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Despite challenges, Africa ‘poised for progress’ – Guterres
18 february 2023 - 18:26:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' about arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia
16 february 2023 - 06:21:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed dee[ concern about the wave of arrests of opposition leaders in [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition in Tunisia
15 february 2023 - 05:13:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown [...] Full text...
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USAID denounces release of killer of two workers; calls for his rearrest
04 february 2023 - 12:30:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strongly denounced the recent release of a Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Judge in former South African President Zuma's graft case recuses himself
30 january 2023 - 12:44:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Piet Koen on Monday recused himself from the high-profile corruption case against former [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'
18 january 2023 - 11:50:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...
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Right group demands release of activists documenting forced evictions
11 january 2023 - 09:30:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Ethiopian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release four human rights [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls out Algeria for mass death sentences
10 january 2023 - 11:22:49Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in [...] Full text...
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Gambia prosecutors charge 2 civilians, policeman with treason
04 january 2023 - 13:01:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian police prosecutors have charged two civilians and a policeman with treason and concealment of treason for their [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International applauds lifting of ban on political rallies in Tanzania
04 january 2023 - 06:29:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has applauded the Tanzanian government’s decision to lift the blanket ban on political [...] Full text...
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Reporters Without Borders calls for charges to be dropped against Cameroonian journalist
23 december 2022 - 16:10:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, a journalist and [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma ordered to withdraw criminal prosecution of Ramaphosa
22 december 2022 - 09:17:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Thursday said the certificate former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case
21 december 2022 - 13:49:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms transfer of Libyan suspect in Lockerbie case 'legal'
21 december 2022 - 13:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated that the operation to transfer Abu Ajila Mohamed Massoud [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa orders Zuma to withdraw criminal case
18 december 2022 - 11:38:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has served former President Jacob Zuma with legal papers, [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma launches criminal case against President Ramaphosa
16 december 2022 - 05:08:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday night launched a private criminal prosecution against President [...] Full text...
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Libyans concerned about trial of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker by the US
13 december 2022 - 13:41:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bouchnaf, on Monday discussed with the US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador [...] Full text...
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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court
13 december 2022 - 06:29:20Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda
11 december 2022 - 13:32:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was [...] Full text...
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Ghana's finance minister survives motion to remove him from office
08 december 2022 - 19:35:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's beleaguered Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday survived a censure motion by opposition [...] Full text...
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Prime Minister orders Health Minister to resume duty after being cleared by the courts
06 december 2022 - 19:25:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has instructed Health Minister Ali [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s military release two detainees just before signing of political agreement
05 december 2022 - 08:58:02Khartoum, Sudsan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday released a prominent member of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), [...] Full text...
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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation
02 december 2022 - 20:25:10London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...
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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims
28 november 2022 - 18:10:46Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...
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Greek police arrest seven Egyptians for smuggling migrants
28 november 2022 - 13:49:33Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek authorities Monday arrested seven Egyptians on charges of migrant smuggling after their boat ran into [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor seeks authorisation on charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony
25 november 2022 - 06:20:33The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan says he filed a request on [...] Full text...
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Leading Israeli fugitive arrested in South Africa
18 november 2022 - 07:46:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A team of elite South African policemen has caught a leading global fugitive with [...] Full text...
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Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan
15 november 2022 - 09:23:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...
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Libyan High State Council chairman says they were prevented from holding meeting
14 november 2022 - 18:52:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, has protested against members of his Council [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist
08 november 2022 - 16:52:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed to Egypt to free a prominent [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail
08 november 2022 - 08:39:32RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor visits mass graves in western Libyan town
07 november 2022 - 16:15:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Monday visited sites of [...] Full text...
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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli
02 november 2022 - 17:59:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...
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Special Criminal Court in CAR to issue first verdict on Monday
28 october 2022 - 06:36:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) will issue its first verdict on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany
06 october 2022 - 10:03:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A woman who survived the murder of a renowned Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara, will testify on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Top South African court rules against former President Zuma
29 september 2022 - 11:11:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that leading judge [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Commercial Bank Group's profit up by 21% in 2021/2022
29 september 2022 - 08:28:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group announced on Thursday profits of around 9.96 billion rupees for [...] Full text...
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US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC
28 september 2022 - 06:31:24Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
26 september 2022 - 16:41:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days
21 september 2022 - 06:36:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...
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South African football giants in hot water over pitch invasion
06 september 2022 - 11:36:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Soweto football giants Kaizer Chiefs are in trouble with the South African Premier Soccer [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam
09 august 2022 - 10:38:05The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali
09 august 2022 - 10:13:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists
28 july 2022 - 08:56:15New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...
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Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts
21 july 2022 - 17:53:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Kenyan authorities and political candidates standing in [...] Full text...
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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement appeas before anti-terrorist unit
19 july 2022 - 16:54:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Islamist movement - Ennahdha - Rached Ghannouchi, the main opposition party in [...] Full text...
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Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over alleged fraud, information theft
06 july 2022 - 11:04:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on 28 June extridited a Nigerian to the United States over his alleged involvement in [...] Full text...
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Major concerns over extradition of South Africa's most wanted fugitives
01 july 2022 - 13:12:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged the Justice Department and [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former ruling party sets out preconditions for participation in dialogue
25 june 2022 - 14:26:21Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The relaunch of the political dialogue in Guinea initiated by the government to start next Monday [...] Full text...
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South Africa's prosecuting body addresses Gupta extradition concerns
23 june 2022 - 10:24:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says claims that it is mishandling the extradition [...] Full text...
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South African opposition asks FBI to probe President Cyril Ramaphosa
21 june 2022 - 12:28:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday said it has requested that [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s most wanted fugitives prepare for extradition battle
10 june 2022 - 13:54:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Dubai police have confirmed that South Africa’s most wanted fugitives – Rajesh and Atul [...] Full text...
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South Africa's most wanted fugitives arrested in Dubai
07 june 2022 - 07:49:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most wanted fugitives are behind bars in Dubai following a global manhunt. Alleged [...] Full text...
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Uganda slammed for activists arrests
07 june 2022 - 00:17:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...
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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency
31 may 2022 - 09:21:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...
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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...
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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk
06 may 2022 - 16:15:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender Madi [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta
05 may 2022 - 12:14:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...
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The tanker that ran aground off the Tunisian coast did not contain diesel
22 april 2022 - 19:16:03Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after its sinking off the Tunisian coast, it turned out that the tanker, Xelo, [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist
19 april 2022 - 11:40:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma's corruption trial postponed again
11 april 2022 - 13:07:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s application for a postponement of his long-awaited criminal trial was [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma’s trial
31 march 2022 - 13:58:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempts [...] Full text...
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Gambian women raise concern about access to maternity health facilities
31 march 2022 - 10:00:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s National Human Right Commission (NHRC) has said dozens of women in the West African nation [...] Full text...
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