Former Gambian Minister Sonko faces appeal over Jammeh-era atrocities

30 march 2026 - 18:13:18
Bellinzona, Switzerland (PANA) – Appeal proceedings in the case of former Gambian Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, opened on Monday at [...] Full text...

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UN calls for solidarity and political will to stamp out racial discrimination

23 march 2026 - 18:11:16
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 70 years after South African police fired upon peaceful demonstrators in Sharpeville protesting apartheid-era [...] Full text...

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Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says

13 january 2026 - 16:57:26
Tehran, Iran (PANA) - As anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that he [...] Full text...

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UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest

20 december 2025 - 07:21:57
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation weighs in on Tanzania electoral violence

03 november 2025 - 08:06:59
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – The violence against civilians protesting against the conduct of elections in Tanzania is "unacceptable”, the Mo [...] Full text...

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UN chief voices alarm over post-election violence in Tanzania

01 november 2025 - 04:27:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October [...] Full text...

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Madagascar: UN rights chief condemns ‘violent response’ from security forces

30 september 2025 - 05:29:07
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday condemned the “violent response” from security [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra

12 august 2025 - 06:43:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has criticised the guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on 9 August, 2025, [...] Full text...

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Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths

01 august 2025 - 05:17:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across [...] Full text...

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The government appointed by the Libyan Parliament denounces ‘unfounded’ accusations by UNSMIL

28 june 2025 - 11:08:59
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The government appointed by the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) based in the east, has claimed [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya dismayed by incitement of some political figures against its personnel

27 june 2025 - 21:47:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed dismay at statements made by certain [...] Full text...

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UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests

27 june 2025 - 05:29:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint after deadly protests in Kenya on Wednesday in which between [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Gen Z protests returns a year later, more defiant, 8 killed

25 june 2025 - 18:55:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight people were shot dead across Kenya, two of them in Nairobi and over 400 others [...] Full text...

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Fresh demonstrations rock Tripoli to demand end of Government of National Unity

24 may 2025 - 13:29:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Martyrs Square in Tripoli city centre for the second week [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to appoint new Prime Minister to form government to organise elections

20 may 2025 - 10:44:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following an official plenary session, the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) decided to appoint a new [...] Full text...

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Police officer killed. three others injured in new night-time demonstrations in Tripoli

17 may 2025 - 14:52:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A police officer was killed and three demonstrators were injured during incidents that took place on [...] Full text...

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Tripoli rocked by night-time demonstrations against deteriorating security

15 may 2025 - 12:54:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The security directorate in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, affirmed on Thursday that the security situation in [...] Full text...

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UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political parties

09 may 2025 - 07:33:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have strongly criticised Mali’s military authorities for suspending all political parties [...] Full text...

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Kenya furious after DRC Embassy looting

28 january 2025 - 19:14:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan embassy in Kinshasa has been looted in protest against the ongoing civil disturbance in [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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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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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia

05 august 2024 - 06:53:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...

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Kenyans brace themselves for more protests despite President Ruto's U-turn on Finance Bill

27 june 2024 - 10:19:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are bracing themselves for another wave of protests on Thursday despite President William Ruto withdrawing [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Ouagadougou against UN report

07 june 2024 - 19:23:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in front of the offices of the United Nations system [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN agency reports fresh arson attempt at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office

15 may 2024 - 05:25:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound

10 may 2024 - 06:09:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has temporarily closed its headquarters in occupied [...] Full text...

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EU urges democratic societies to address racial discrimination in polls

20 march 2024 - 17:53:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a year where more than 2 billion voters are set to go to the polls [...] Full text...

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Thousands march in Senegalese capital to demand compliance with electoral calendar

17 february 2024 - 18:09:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Thousands of people on Saturday marched in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to demand  compliance with the electoral [...] Full text...

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The UN calls for independent investigations into demonstrators killed in Senegal

13 february 2024 - 16:50:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by the crisis [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis

12 february 2024 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported

10 february 2024 - 08:16:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar

07 february 2024 - 07:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote

06 february 2024 - 07:48:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for calm in Comoros

18 january 2024 - 07:07:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders increase in fuel supplies to the south after protests shut down crucial oilfield

08 january 2024 - 11:43:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has ordered the state oil marketing company, Brega, to increase [...] Full text...

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NOC proclaims state of force majeure on al-Charara oil field in south-west Libya

07 january 2024 - 14:50:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) Sunday declared a state of force majeure at the Al-Charara [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials take steps to increase fuel supplies to the south

06 january 2024 - 11:13:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials are taking steps to increase fuel supplies to the south in response to the demands [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry warns of dangers of closing oilfields

05 january 2024 - 12:59:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas has flagged the dangers of closing oilfields, calling on [...] Full text...

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UNESCO flags 'worrying rise' in violence against journalists during election periods

02 november 2023 - 18:44:31
Paris, France (PANA) - New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise [...] Full text...

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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year

21 october 2023 - 06:45:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Israeli massacre after bombing of Gaza hospital

18 october 2023 - 16:13:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombardment of the Ahli Arab hospital [...] Full text...

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Massive demonstration hits Tripoli to denounce Israeli aggression against Gaza Strip

14 october 2023 - 13:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrators came out en masse on Friday evening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, to denounce the [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Angry demonstrators in Derna demand investigation into catastrophic storm

19 september 2023 - 12:10:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the eastern city of Derna, which bore the brunt of the storm Daniel that [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday

01 september 2023 - 09:44:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM suspends Foreign Minister over Israel 'meeting'

28 august 2023 - 11:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has temporarily suspended Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush whose "meeting" with the [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Uncertainty as ECOWAS leaders meet again on Niger crisis

09 august 2023 - 16:50:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Uncertainty hangs in the air as leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Senior US diplomat visits Niger; junta names new PM, Presidential guard commander

08 august 2023 - 07:00:40
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A senior US diplomat on Monday met Niger's military junta who have continued to strengthen their [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: ECOWAS leaders to meet after Niger junta snubs deadline to restore President Bazoum (Eds: New lead; writethrough)

07 august 2023 - 15:05:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders are to meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Thursday as the Niger [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: France suspends development aid to Burkina Faso

07 august 2023 - 10:36:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Sunday announced suspension of all development aid and budget support to Burkina Faso until [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS to meet as pressure mounts on coup makers to reinstate ousted President Bazoum

30 july 2023 - 05:54:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders meet in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Sunday in an emergency session to [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard General Tchiani named head of transitional govt (Eds: Adds Tchiani's broadcast, writethrough)

28 july 2023 - 16:06:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, who has been named head of a transitional [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: Head of presidential guard, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, named head of transitional government

28 july 2023 - 12:09:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of Niger’s presidential guard, has been named head of a transitional government [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

28 july 2023 - 06:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, [...] Full text...

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Situation in Niger remains unclear after coup

27 july 2023 - 15:01:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political situation in the West African country of Niger remains unclear after a group of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil

09 june 2023 - 16:41:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...

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US 'troubled', 'saddened' by Senegal violence after sentencing of opposition leader Sonko

04 june 2023 - 05:41:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is "troubled and saddened by the violence and damage" in Senegal where [...] Full text...

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Fifteen dead in demonstrations since Thursday in Senegal

03 june 2023 - 16:21:56
Dakar, 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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Demonstrations in Senegal claim another victim

03 june 2023 - 15:26:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A boy was killed during demonstrations in Guinaw Rail, a district commune in the department of [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in support of transitional authorities in Burkina Faso

06 may 2023 - 15:37:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several thousand people demonstrated Saturday in Ouagadougou and other cities in support of the transitional [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper questions whether it is appropriate for Libyans to commemorate May Day, Labour Day

05 may 2023 - 17:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Since the discovery of oil in the country in 1958 and the export of the first [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Gunfire continues to sound in Khartoum despite the extension of ceasefire

01 may 2023 - 09:40:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Loud sounds of gunfire continue to sound in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,  with plumes of smoke [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue

30 march 2023 - 17:34:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...

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Road to elections in Libya still fraught with difficulties despite international mobilization

23 february 2023 - 18:30:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elections, the ultimate goal of the political solution to the political-military crisis in Libya, seem difficult [...] Full text...

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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse

25 january 2023 - 14:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...

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Libyan civil society organizations protest against Parliament and High State Council

16 january 2023 - 19:34:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coalitions and civil society organizations held a demonstration in front of the headquarters of the [...] Full text...

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Heavy security presence as anti-Saied demonstration rocks Tunis

14 january 2023 - 17:55:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand protesters from opposition parties gathered in Tunis on Saturday to mark the 12th anniversary [...] Full text...

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Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres says in New Year message

29 december 2022 - 05:10:25
New York, US (PANA) - After a year of brutal warfare from Afghanistan to Ukraine, forcing record numbers to flee [...] Full text...

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Two alleged French spies expelled from Burkina Faso

22 december 2022 - 16:46:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two French citizens arrested for spying activities were expelled from Burkina Faso during the night [...] Full text...

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Francophonie Summit opens in Tunisia

19 november 2022 - 17:33:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 18th Summit of the Francophonie opened on Saturday in Djerba, Tunisia, under strict security conditions [...] Full text...

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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks

05 november 2022 - 19:03:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...

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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs

29 october 2022 - 15:35:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...

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New demonstrations held in Burkina Faso against France

28 october 2022 - 15:18:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - New anti-French demonstrations took place on Friday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...

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Chad: Experts call for immediate release of protesters

26 october 2022 - 18:13:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly a week after protests in Chad were violently repressed, independent experts from the UN [...] Full text...

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Chad: UN condemns deadly use of force against demonstrators

21 october 2022 - 19:21:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has condemned Thursday's deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against [...] Full text...

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US condemns bloody Chadian demonstrations

21 october 2022 - 05:16:35
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the violence in Chad involving clashes between security forces and demonstrators [...] Full text...

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Around 50 people killed in Chad protests - govt

20 october 2022 - 20:36:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Chad's Transitional Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo said at a press conference on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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At least 30 dead and several injured in Chad demonstrations, new report

20 october 2022 - 17:27:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 30 people were killed in demonstrations that broke out on Thursday in several [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chairperson condemns repression of demonstrations in Chad

20 october 2022 - 17:20:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday condemned the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso coup leader officially appointed President of the Transition

15 october 2022 - 11:29:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The leader of the 30 September coup in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has been [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia

11 october 2022 - 12:43:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Secretaries-General of ministries summoned by coup plotters on Sunday

02 october 2022 - 14:33:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who overthrew his comrade-in-arms Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, declared in a [...] Full text...

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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss 'swift' return to constitutional order

28 september 2022 - 09:28:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday met with Mr. Bernard Gomou, Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Transitional President Dadis Camara arrested

27 september 2022 - 17:55:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the 2009 transition, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, was arrested on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Ten security agents injured in Guinea demonstration

06 september 2022 - 12:33:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ten law enforcement officers, including seven gendarmes and three police officers, were injured on Monday during [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial

06 september 2022 - 12:17:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group calls for another unauthorised demonstration on Monday

02 september 2022 - 14:27:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently [...] Full text...

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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea

22 august 2022 - 12:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea

21 august 2022 - 16:23:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...

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Guinea minister consoles families of two people shot dead during last Wednesday's demonstration

20 august 2022 - 13:11:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Guinean presidency, Colonel Amara Camara, on Friday expressed his sympathies to all [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city

19 august 2022 - 10:02:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to meet next Monday

11 august 2022 - 11:50:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of Libya's Parliament have been called to a plenary session next Monday, an official statement [...] Full text...

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National Front for the Defence of the Constitution in Guinea dissolved

09 august 2022 - 15:31:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government announced on Monday the dissolution of the National Front for the  Defence of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International, denounces arbitrary arrests, detentions after Guinea demonstrations

03 august 2022 - 05:39:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has denounced the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of pressure [...] Full text...

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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea

30 july 2022 - 14:21:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...

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FNDC suspends its demonstrations in Guinea for a week

30 july 2022 - 14:09:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading figure in the democratic [...] Full text...

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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

29 july 2022 - 12:44:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...

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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers

29 july 2022 - 07:26:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the national and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers

27 july 2022 - 05:17:35
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Tuesday's fatal attack on peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...

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Overall situation in Libya 'highly volatile', says senior UN official

26 july 2022 - 05:35:38
New York, US (PANA) - The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party demands immediate and unconditional releaseof its leaders

24 july 2022 - 14:54:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Young activists of the former ruling party in Guinea, Guinean People's Assembly (Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators march against Tunisian president Saied on eve of referendum on new Constitution

23 july 2022 - 19:36:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several demonstrations took place in Tunis on Saturday, as Tunisians prepare to vote in a referendum [...] Full text...

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FNDC announces series of demonstrations in Guinea

22 july 2022 - 17:38:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) Friday announced "peaceful citizens' demonstrations" on [...] Full text...

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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement appeas before anti-terrorist unit

19 july 2022 - 16:54:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Islamist movement - Ennahdha - Rached Ghannouchi, the main opposition party in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy Presidential Council chairman calls popular protests 'new revolution'

18 july 2022 - 12:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, says protests that rocked the country [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre

15 july 2022 - 13:02:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...

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As Libya awaits solution, it seeks to establish electoral roadmap to end crisis (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

14 july 2022 - 20:56:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The priority of the current phase in Libya, in the absence of a consensus on a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader justifies meeting with former heads of state

09 july 2022 - 05:46:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, said on Friday after a meeting with two [...] Full text...

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Former President Kaboré forced by supporters to abandon meeting with current president of Burkina Faso

08 july 2022 - 16:20:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered Friday in front of the home of former Burkinabe President Roch [...] Full text...

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Police record several injuries after violent protests in Guinea

07 july 2022 - 16:17:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The police recorded on Wednesday during the violence in the Guinean capital the arrest of three [...] Full text...

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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 july 2022 - 21:32:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...

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Senior LIbyan official calls for international conference to address citizens' aspirations

06 july 2022 - 12:14:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has suggested another international conference  that [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reverses decision to suspend management of Electricity Company

04 july 2022 - 12:32:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reversed [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM endorses protests to demand elections

04 july 2022 - 12:18:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property

04 july 2022 - 11:08:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman, US Ambassador stress importance of maintaining calm

03 july 2022 - 13:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the special envoy and US ambassador, [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres urges Libyan actors to maintain calm to preserve stability after demonstrations

03 july 2022 - 13:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all actors in Libya to refrain from any action [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters

02 july 2022 - 13:37:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) on Saturday condemned the acts of vandalism [...] Full text...

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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya

02 july 2022 - 08:08:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan

02 july 2022 - 07:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice

08 june 2022 - 13:47:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...

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Libya loses 220,000 barrels of crude oil a day after pipeline linking oil field to port leaks

31 may 2022 - 18:16:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 220,000 barrels of oil per day were lost after a leak on the [...] Full text...

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Suspension of crude exports costing Libya US$50-60 million daily: Oil minister

25 may 2022 - 11:14:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun, has [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé leaves for medical treatment in Turkey

21 may 2022 - 15:19:17
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé left Conakry on Saturday for a medical check-up in Turkey, reliable [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta allows ousted president Alpha Conde to travel abroad for medical check-up

21 may 2022 - 11:07:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's military junta, the National Committee of the Rally for Development (CNRD), has agreed to permit ousted president [...] Full text...

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Cairo talks on constitutional basis for elections hold last hope in Libya

12 may 2022 - 18:50:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A diplomatic tug-of-war has been going on in recent days between Cairo in Egypt and some [...] Full text...

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Libya's NOC wants blockade of Zueitina oil port in central Libya lifted

01 may 2022 - 10:26:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Oil Company of Libya (NOC) has called on "all concerned" to allow it to [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators block road in central Mali to demand more security

29 april 2022 - 15:51:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Early on Thursday, demonstrators blocked the National Road (RN15) in Bankass (Centre) to demand that the [...] Full text...

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Libya's rival PM Bachagha discusses elections with senior US officials

27 april 2022 - 10:41:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's rival Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha has announced that on Tuesday he discussed with senior US [...] Full text...

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Oil once again at the heart of Libya's political conflict

24 april 2022 - 18:52:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The blockades carried out by so-called demonstrators on various oil production and export sites in Libya [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit

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

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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses

21 march 2022 - 19:28:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve [...] Full text...

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Tunisians demonstrate to demand return to democratic process

20 march 2022 - 16:48:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thousands of Tunisians on Sunday turned up for a demonstration in Tunis to denounce the seizure [...] Full text...

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Libya: Demonstrators demand end of transitional period, call for legislative elections

04 march 2022 - 20:25:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Protesters mounted a huge demonstration on Friday in Tripoli against moves by the Libyan Parliament to [...] Full text...

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Demonstration held in Tripoli to reject decisions of Libyan Parliament

12 february 2022 - 12:52:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A demonstration was organized here Friday rejecting the appointment by the House of Representatives (Parliament) of [...] Full text...

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Security Committee of Khartoum State bans 'gatherings' in downtown Khartoum

30 january 2022 - 11:26:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Security Committee of the Government of Khartoum State has banned all “gatherings” in downtown Khartoum. “Central [...] Full text...

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Pro-islamist demonstrations: a new turn in Sudanese political scene? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

27 january 2022 - 16:35:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Dozens of thousands of persons in opposition with the left leaning revolution in the Sudan, came [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators demand departure of UNITAMS from Sudan

26 january 2022 - 20:24:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of civilians, mostly pro-islamist adherents, marched to the office of the United Nations Integrated Transition [...] Full text...

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People demonstrate in favour of National Army in Burkina Faso

25 january 2022 - 16:53:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Hundreds of demonstrators Tuesday gathered at the Place de la Nation in downtown Ouagadougou to [...] Full text...

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UN mission moving carefully to resolve Sudan’s political problems

21 january 2022 - 19:47:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A United Nations initiative for facilitating consultations on a political process for the Sudan, kicked off [...] Full text...

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US calls on Khartoum to lift state of emergency immediately

20 january 2022 - 19:28:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has called on the military leaders in the Sudan to immediately lift the [...] Full text...

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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”

18 january 2022 - 16:51:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...

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EU critical of disproportionate use of force against demonstrators in Sudan

18 january 2022 - 11:31:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union on Tuesday warned that violence against civilians and the continued detention of activists [...] Full text...

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Seven killed, dozens injured as police clashed with demonstrators in Sudan on Monday

18 january 2022 - 10:33:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that at least seven people were killed and [...] Full text...

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Protestors, police clash in Tunis

14 january 2022 - 18:23:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes broke out here Friday between police and demonstrators celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan

13 january 2022 - 21:04:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Senior police officer killed during Thursday's demonstrations in Khartoum

13 january 2022 - 17:06:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A senior Sudanese police officer was stabbed to death on Thursday while escorting demonstrations in downtown [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN initiative to end crisis in Sudan made public

13 january 2022 - 12:12:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN has made public a seven-point draft for political consultation aimed to end the crisis [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for release of former Tunisian justice minister

12 january 2022 - 06:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: UN facilitates all-inclusive conference to overcome political crisis

08 january 2022 - 12:13:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  The United Nations says it is sponsoring an all-inclusive conference to be held shortly, to help [...] Full text...

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EU renews call for investigations into police use of force against Sudanese demonstrators

07 january 2022 - 12:52:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has renewed its call for the Khartoum government to avoid excessive use [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State calls for dialogue in appointment of new PM, cabinet

05 january 2022 - 11:36:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – U.S Secretary Antony Blinken has urged Sudanese stakeholders to immediately engage in dialogue for the country [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libya's Election Commission blames laws passed by parliament for postponing elections

03 january 2022 - 18:20:10
Tripoli,  Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office

01 january 2022 - 05:03:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...

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US condemns security crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum

31 december 2021 - 12:01:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday denounced the killing and injury of protesters here Thursday calling for [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan

31 december 2021 - 07:42:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliamentary plenary on electoral process starts

27 december 2021 - 18:24:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary session of the Libyan House of Representatives started on Monday in Tobruk (east) to [...] Full text...

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Protesters shot dead, wounded in eastern DR Congo city of Goma

26 december 2021 - 08:35:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Police fired on protesters in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 20 December, 2021, killing [...] Full text...

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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations

21 december 2021 - 19:11:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Kabinet Komara welcomes return of two former presidents of Transition

20 december 2021 - 12:49:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister under the Transition in 2009, Kabinet Komara, Monday welcomed the return [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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Washington calls on Guinea to return quickly to constitutional order

04 december 2021 - 13:37:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Michael Gonzales, Friday expressed Washington's wish [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted

02 december 2021 - 19:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...

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Former heads of state Dadis Camara and Sékouba Konaté allowed to return to Guinea

01 december 2021 - 13:59:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after easing the detention of former President Alpha Conde (83), the president of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US Secretary of State tells Sudanese leaders to put democratic transition back on track

23 november 2021 - 05:54:33
Washington, DC US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken has urged reinstated Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and [...] Full text...

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Protesters block French Army convoy on Burkinabe territory

22 november 2021 - 18:16:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A convoy of the French Army coming from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on its ay to [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Sudan's coup leaders reinstate ousted PM Hamdok

21 november 2021 - 16:58:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leaders have reinstated ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok following intense international and local pressure on [...] Full text...

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AU calls on Sudanese army to stop civilian massacre

20 november 2021 - 22:36:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese army must stop the use of excessive force which led to the killing [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million Libyan voters collect voter cards

20 november 2021 - 11:24:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 1,202,254 voter cards were distributed from 8 [...] Full text...

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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan

18 november 2021 - 20:39:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Death toll of Inata attack reaches 53 - Official

17 november 2021 - 21:15:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death toll from the attack Sunday on Inata in the province of Soum in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels

07 november 2021 - 11:42:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule

05 november 2021 - 18:33:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of  democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Former soldiers asked to register with the Defence Force (Eds: New lead with latest developments)

05 november 2021 - 12:56:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) on Friday asked former soldiers to register with the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis; Thousands demonstrate against rebel groups marching on Addis Ababa; nine anti-govt groups emerge (Eds: Updated)

05 november 2021 - 11:17:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of people in towns and cities in Ethiopia's Oromia Region on Friday poured into [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: At least three dead in Saturday's anti-coup protest march in Khartoum

31 october 2021 - 11:43:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite calls on the Sudanese military junta to show restraint as protesters marched on Saturday against [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: US President Biden demands release of people detained after Monday's coup

29 october 2021 - 07:55:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has become the most powerful world leader to condemn last Monday's [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: AU suspends Sudan, World Bank suspends aid

27 october 2021 - 13:37:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday suspended Sudan from the continental body following last Monday's military [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Ousted PM Hamdok released from custody

27 october 2021 - 05:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been released from custody by the military who [...] Full text...

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Sudan Coup: Soldiers fire live bullets at demonstrators - Ministry of Culture and Media

25 october 2021 - 13:15:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Soldiers have fired live bullets at demonstrators protesting against Monday's coup in Sudan. The Ministry of Culture [...] Full text...

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Opposed demonstrations staged in Khartoum to demand political action

21 october 2021 - 15:33:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of police have been deployed in Khartoum since the early hours of Thursday while the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman visits Mali for talks on transition

18 october 2021 - 11:33:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several dozen people in favour of extension of the duration of the transition in Mali demonstrated [...] Full text...

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Sudanese cabinet to meet on tense political situation

18 october 2021 - 07:52:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's council of ministers is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as the tense [...] Full text...

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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms

16 october 2021 - 15:44:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis

10 october 2021 - 19:53:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...

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Thousands march for Tunisian President Saied

03 october 2021 - 17:43:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Tunis and several regions on Sunday to express [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2021 - 19:08:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Rival demonstrations rock Tunis

26 september 2021 - 18:30:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators  on Sunday held two rival rallies in Tunis as President Kaïs Saied's monopoly [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight risk of transferring political conflict to street confrontations

26 september 2021 - 15:20:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Tuesday's vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) by Parliament has led [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM tells demonstrators: 'Legitimacy belongs to the people'

22 september 2021 - 11:47:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed that it is the people who decide the legitimacy [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension

10 september 2021 - 21:36:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...

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