Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial

01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...

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Senegal holds national dialogue on reform and modernisation of the judicial system

28 may 2024 - 17:20:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A national dialogue on the reform and modernisation of Senegal's judicial system opened in Dakar on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election

27 march 2024 - 20:52:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal

12 march 2024 - 13:58:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March

08 march 2024 - 10:08:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March

07 march 2024 - 06:18:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...

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Senegal national dialogue proposes 2 June for presidential election

28 february 2024 - 06:42:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national dialogue convened by Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed 2 June to hold the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April

23 february 2024 - 07:13:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election

16 february 2024 - 18:51:21
Dakar, 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 - 13:07:58
Dakar, 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 - 06:06:21
Dakar, 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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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, 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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Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language

31 december 2023 - 14:15:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...

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180 civil society organizations urge Gambia to protect women and girls

13 october 2023 - 18:31:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Some 180 civil society organizations from across Africa and around the world co-signed an open letter urging the [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Tunisian gov't of moving to dismantle largest opposition party

11 may 2023 - 07:54:09
Tunis, 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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Former Malian Communication Minister Camara provisionally released

20 march 2023 - 16:30:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mahamadou Camara, former director of Cabinet of the late President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and former Minister [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Gambia, Senegal

11 march 2023 - 06:49:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will [...] Full text...

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Wave of arrests of opponents over "plot against state security" in Tunisia

14 february 2023 - 15:12:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities are proceeding, for several days, with a series of arrests of political opposition [...] Full text...

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Leading Israeli fugitive arrested in South Africa

18 november 2022 - 07:46:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A team of elite South African policemen has caught a leading global fugitive with [...] Full text...

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Mali to host African Magistrates' conference

10 november 2022 - 17:53:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will host from 4 to 11 February 2023 the annual conference of the African regional [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Presidential press welcomes dismissal of 40 magistrates in Burundi

12 august 2022 - 17:46:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The presidential press praised Friday the Burundian head of state, Evariste Ndayishimiye, for dismissing by decree [...] Full text...

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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president

01 july 2022 - 16:31:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...

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US reiterates call for 'swift' return to constitutional rule in Tunisia

22 june 2022 - 05:34:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for "a swift return to constitutional governance" in Tunisia, including [...] Full text...

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US slams Tunisian president Saied for dismissal of 57 judges

03 june 2022 - 09:23:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has slammed Tunisia's President Kais Saied for dismissing 57 judges and amending the rules governing [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Saied fires 57 judges

02 june 2022 - 11:26:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 57 magistrates accusing them of "obstructing [...] Full text...

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Burundian govt expresses concern about living conditions of pensioners

20 february 2022 - 19:31:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian cabinet last week adopted two bills, one aimed at improving the living conditions of [...] Full text...

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Guinean Minister of Justice dismissed

01 january 2022 - 12:12:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Friday dismissed the Minister of [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight preponderance of justice in presidential election and possible post-election scenarios

05 december 2021 - 13:42:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The use of the judiciary in Libya to decide appeals against presidential candidates has taken a [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM welcomes creation of anti-corruption structure

03 december 2021 - 15:35:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former High Representative of the deposed Guinean president, Alpha Condé, and leader of the Union [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM returns to presidential race on court order

01 december 2021 - 21:50:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Court of Appeal has rejected the appeals against the candidacy of Libyan Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt denounces hostility towards judges that could lead to tribal war in Sebha

30 november 2021 - 12:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Libyan government has warned against actions that threaten the lives [...] Full text...

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Libyan judicial police says armed force prevents election appeals hearing at court in Sebha

29 november 2021 - 20:09:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan judicial police said here Monday an armed group blocked the sitting of an appeals [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' unions condemn demonstration by Malian police in front of central prison in Bamako

05 september 2021 - 18:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several unions and associations have embarked on several protests in Bamako following the move by some [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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Alleged cheating candidates in Benin's magistrates' exam to face public prosecutor

22 december 2020 - 09:55:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Two women suspected of cheating during a recruitment exam for judges will be presented on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Judicial proceedings against alleged cheaters at the magistrates' competition in Benin

15 december 2020 - 21:24:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - People arrested on suspicion of cheating during the magistrates' contest last Saturday will be prosecuted, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian magistrates extend their strike

10 december 2020 - 12:25:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Bureau of the Tunisian Magistrates Association (AMT) announced Thursday in a statement that it would [...] Full text...

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Tunisian magistrates extend their strike by additional 5 days

05 december 2020 - 16:07:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) has called for their strike to be extended by an [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court orders immediate release of incarcerated MDC Youth leader, Joana Mamombe

07 october 2020 - 17:51:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Judge, Esther Muremba, has ordered the immediate release of the Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 60 lawyers to represent govt. in case against former President Aziz

25 august 2020 - 18:49:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A team of 60 lawyers is to defend the interest of the Mauritanian state in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence

25 july 2020 - 13:47:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record

22 july 2020 - 04:58:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...

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Judicial association recommends end to institutional torture and violence in Tunisia

26 june 2020 - 22:50:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT) said here Friday the publication of a report of the [...] Full text...

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Nigerien police seize 82.5 kg of cannabis, 4,000 tramadol tablets in Niamey

23 june 2020 - 19:57:02
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The central office for the Repression of illegal drug trafficking (OCTRIS), seized huge quantities of drugs [...] Full text...

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Magistrates Court in Zimbabwe upholds hostile takeover of opposition building by rival faction

05 june 2020 - 20:50:10
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -T faction leader, Thokozani Khupe, Friday scored another victory against [...] Full text...

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Libya to celebrate Eid el-Fitr Sunday

22 may 2020 - 23:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eid el Fitr, commemorating the end of Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: DR Congo's prisons face catastrophe

19 april 2020 - 13:33:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Overcrowded and unsanitary prisons in Democratic Republic of Congo are at grave risk of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Judicial activities suspended in Libya

30 march 2020 - 07:10:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Supreme Council of Magistrates in Libya has announced the suspension of work in the courts, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Amnesty International, SADC Lawyers call for lifting of the ban on Zambian lawyer

23 march 2020 - 16:21:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally reinstate lawyer John Sangwa and allow him to practise in [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s notorious swindler taken to court

20 march 2020 - 14:55:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia’s notorious financial swindler, Karanta Darboe, on Friday appeared before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court facing multiple [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' strike stalls public hearing in Burkinabe

21 february 2020 - 17:37:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - All public hearings are postoned from 21 February in Burkina Faso, following a strike by [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Arbitration and mediation to improve the business climate

14 february 2020 - 23:57:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  The chamber of commerce, industry and agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM) Friday hosted the closing session of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s gov’t holds emergency cabinet session following protests

30 january 2020 - 18:40:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Thursday held an emergency cabinet session, presided over by President Adama Barrow, [...] Full text...

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The Gambia’s police charge pressure group ‘3 Years Jotna’ with 3 counts

29 january 2020 - 22:27:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Police in The Gambia commercial city of Serrekunda, 15km outside Banjul, Wednesday charged the pressure group [...] Full text...

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Women trail behind men in Botswana crime statistics

29 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s latest crime report has indicated that men are in the lead in committing crimes, as [...] Full text...

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Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife of Zimbabwe VP, granted bail

06 january 2020 - 19:42:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court of Zimbabwe Judge, Justice Pisirai Kwenda, has released Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mary [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's 'second lady', Marry Chiwenga, to spend more time in remand

31 december 2019 - 16:30:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, will spend more time in remand [...] Full text...

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The rate of corruption in Tunisia estimated at 18 pct -TI

11 december 2019 - 23:07:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  - The rate of corruption and the use of intermediaries in Tunisia is 18 percent, according to [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project on strengthening criminal justice in wake of terrorist acts

06 december 2019 - 23:03:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger's acting Minister of Justice Waziri Mamam Friday launched the project on strengthening criminal justice to [...] Full text...

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Malian lawyer arrested, questioned by secret services over terrorism

24 november 2019 - 12:33:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A famous Malian lawyer, Hassane Barry of the Malian Bar Association and former minister and diplomat, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania to implement sectoral justice policy for 2019/2029

23 october 2019 - 12:09:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government is committed to implementing a sectoral policy aimed at a series of justice [...] Full text...

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First regional conference of African women magistrates begins in Morocco

11 october 2019 - 11:29:01
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The first regional conference of African women magistrates began on Thursday in the Moroccan city of [...] Full text...

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Tunis Chamber of accusation rejects request to release second round presidential candidate Nabil Karoui

01 october 2019 - 23:47:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  The public prosecutor of the Tunis Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected a request to release the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Victims of 28 September massacre want trial as quickly as possible

29 september 2019 - 18:28:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The association of victims, relatives and friends (AVIPA) of the 28 September massacres in 2009 in [...] Full text...

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Confusion reigns in Tunisia before second round of presidential election

28 september 2019 - 15:10:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The political situation in Tunisia remains confused and tormented, marked by the continued detention of the [...] Full text...

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Guineans demonstrate in commemoration of 28 September 2009 massacre

28 september 2019 - 13:02:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Demonstrations are being held on Saturday in several Guinean cities to commemorate the 10th anniversary the [...] Full text...

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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking

27 september 2019 - 13:03:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against  Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...

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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres

26 september 2019 - 21:57:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian PM promises consultation, dialogue on issues of national interest

06 september 2019 - 07:27:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Mauritanian Prime Minister, Ismaël ould Bedde ould Cheikh Sidya, has said his government would create [...] Full text...

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Mali officials sensitized on fighting child sexual exploitation

26 august 2019 - 12:24:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrates, police officers and social workers on identification of child victims of exploitation have completed a [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens want accessible, understandable, fast and equal justice for all' - says justice minister

17 august 2019 - 12:25:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "Nigerien citizens want accessible, understandable, fast and equal justice for all," Niger's minister of justice, Morou [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Judicial organizations worried about negative impact of constitutional reform project

05 august 2019 - 19:26:00
Abidjan, Côte d 'Ivoire (PANA) - Seven judicial organizations have expressed their concerns about the "foreseeable" negative impact that some [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President visits inmates, listens to their grievances

16 july 2019 - 19:13:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In a rare gesture by a sitting president,  Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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MDC National Vice-Chairperson Job Sikhala granted bail in subversion charge

15 july 2019 - 15:43:45
Masvingo,  Zimbabwe (PANA) - Masvingo High Court Judge, Justice Neville Wamambo, on Monday granted MDC National Vice-Chairperson, Job Sikhala, ZWL(Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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Tanzania ranks high in fight against corruption: Report

14 july 2019 - 15:19:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)   -   A new report by Transparency International (TI) has cited Tanzania as among countries that [...] Full text...

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DR Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms commitment to fight corruption

11 july 2019 - 23:24:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -  The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix  Tshisekedi, Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire hosts conference on creation of African Agency for Liaison Magistrates

05 june 2019 - 22:50:51
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   Sixteen international delegates from Africa Tuesday began the Africa Regional Conference of the International Association [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Minister calls for efficient judiciary in fight against terrorism

28 may 2019 - 05:34:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Justice, Réné Bagoro, said on Monday in Ouagadougou that it has [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship

26 may 2019 - 13:10:07
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...

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Burkina lawyers demonstrate at Ouagadougou prison

20 may 2019 - 11:14:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkinabe lawyers on Monday held a sit-in at the country's biggest prison in Ouagadougou to [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire lobby names 2018 most influential personalitiess

15 may 2019 - 13:37:46
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The association of lobbying and public affairs councils of Côte d'Ivoire on Wednesday ranked Henri [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Malawian authorities to tackle impunity for attacks on people with albinism

15 may 2019 - 04:28:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawians go to the polls next week, human rights group Amnesty International is calling for [...] Full text...

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AMT president deplores government’s lack of will to strenthen justicial system

09 may 2019 - 13:41:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The president of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates (AMT), Mrs Raoudha Karafi, has deplored the lack [...] Full text...

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Benin workers’ union wants better living conditions for members

13 april 2019 - 13:14:26
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – In a communiqué issued on Friday evening, the Confederation of Benin workers’ union (CSTB) has called [...] Full text...

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Algerian magistrates protest against Bouteflika’s candidature

11 march 2019 - 20:45:55
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Dozens of Algerian magistrates on Monday demonstrated before the Council of Magistrates in the Algerian city [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall re-elected President of Senegal with 58.27% of votes cast on Sunday

28 february 2019 - 20:07:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Incumbent president, Macky Sall, was re-elected president of Senegal with 2,554,605 votes, representing 58.27% of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta warns 'corrupt judges' against holding govt hostage

28 february 2019 - 19:00:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned the country's judiciary against manipulation of justice and told judges and [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight Barrick Gold, government US $300 deal

23 february 2019 - 12:44:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week highlighted the issue of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s reassurance [...] Full text...

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France supports training of anti-terrorist brigade in Burkina Faso

14 february 2019 - 13:37:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France reaffirmed on Thursday its support for Burkina Faso in the formation of the Special [...] Full text...

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Togo Supreme Court to settle backlog of cases with funds from EU

24 january 2019 - 19:46:24
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With financial support from the European Union (EU), the Supreme Court of Togo says it will [...] Full text...

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Senegalese judges prepare for Feb. 24 presidential election with training workshop

19 january 2019 - 18:27:04
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Members of the Senegalese Union of Magistrates (Union des Magistrats du Sénégal) in southern Senegal, are [...] Full text...

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US ambassador to Congo urges gov't to fight human trafficking

12 december 2018 - 09:16:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The US ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Todd Haskell, has urged the government to work [...] Full text...

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Senegal opens cyber security training centre

08 november 2018 - 16:17:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A National Cyber security School will open in January next year in Dakar, according to a [...] Full text...

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Mali's judiciary unions call off indefinite strike

02 november 2018 - 15:50:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Magistrates' Union (SAM) and the Free Trade Union of the Judiciary (SYLIMA), the two judicial [...] Full text...

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Mali not fulfilling its ‘sovereign role’ in protecting its people: UN human rights expert

11 october 2018 - 20:09:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In an effort to better protect people and their property throughout Mali, the international community must [...] Full text...

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Weak investigation, corruption fuelling wildlife crime - OECD

11 october 2018 - 15:14:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Failure to investigate and sanction corruption is helping the illegal trade in wildlife to flourish, according [...] Full text...

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Rights group says impunity fuels killings of people with albinism in Malawi

28 june 2018 - 21:06:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A human rights group on Thursday asked the Malawian authorities to urgently overhaul the criminal justice [...] Full text...

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Restoring gov't control across CAR is ‘key’ to lasting peace, stability – UN envoy

22 june 2018 - 07:28:09
New York, US (PANA) - While many positive steps have been taken in the Central African Republic (CAR), progress has [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor underlines cooperation with CAR authorities to restore justice

27 march 2018 - 19:53:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Justice and accountability are necessary to successfully surmount the recurring cycle of violence in Central [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for second president as opposition spins new political narrative (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

28 january 2018 - 16:00:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is gearing up for a second president on Tuesday, days after the opposition National Super [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Liberia Supreme Court stalls presidential election run-off

06 november 2017 - 12:48:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Liberia on Monday granted the Writ of Prohibition filed by the opposition [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Togolese President Gnassingbe in Liberia to mediate on election issues

01 november 2017 - 12:35:39
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Togolese President and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Faure Gnassingbe has [...] Full text...

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Liberia president's office spikes allegation of interference in election

30 october 2017 - 21:04:57
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Three Liberian political parties, including the ruling Unity Party (UP), have accused President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius Commercial Bank found guilty of money laundering

13 october 2017 - 17:14:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), the country's largest bank, was on Friday found guilty of money laundering [...] Full text...

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Liberia: Political stakeholders charged on peaceful vote in Liberia

05 october 2017 - 19:59:22
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has appealed to all political stakeholders, especially political parties, candidates and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: DRC recommits to fighting sexual violence

12 july 2017 - 11:53:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to fighting sexual violence in conflict [...] Full text...

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Gambia: EU supports Gambians' access to justice and legal education

05 july 2017 - 16:23:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Wednesday launched a European Union funded project aiming to contribute to [...] Full text...

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UK: Rights group lauds UK's arrest of Charles Taylor's wife for civil war crimes

04 june 2017 - 07:17:26
London, UK (PANA) – The United Kingdom authorities’ arrest of Agnes Reeves Taylor in London for her alleged role in [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Anger at lawlessness of vigilante groups reported in Ghana

08 april 2017 - 08:35:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Public anger at the indiscipline and lawlessness of vigilante groups which have reached unprecedented levels in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia Police seek INTERPOL to track former Post Newspaper boss

28 march 2017 - 14:22:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian Police Service has disclosed that it is seeking the help of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana steps up anti-human trafficking fight

23 march 2017 - 11:02:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has intensified its fight against human trafficking, as the country seeks to achieve the highest [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa rocked by fresh race row

16 november 2016 - 16:01:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Another major race row is sending shockwaves around South Africa after two white men, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Eid ul-Fitr stampede, politics played up in Ghana media

09 july 2016 - 07:57:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A stampede during a jamboree organised to celebrate the Eid ul-Fitr in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert says people with albinism in Malawi face 'systematic extinction'

29 april 2016 - 16:23:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights expert on the rights of persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kenya's ivory, rhino horn destruction to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade

26 april 2016 - 11:55:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Seeking to raise national and international awareness on illegal wildlife trade, the Kenyan government, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report reveals rise in female genital mutilation in Guinea

25 april 2016 - 21:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - Despite being forbidden by national and international law, a new UN report, stated that female [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AfDB to fight rising cyber violence against women in Africa

08 march 2016 - 20:13:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a programme on Tuesday to stop the bullying of women [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Rights groups petition African Commission on Human Rights over detained Gambian journalist

04 march 2016 - 15:49:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and 36 other freedom of expression organisations have petitioned [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Govt prepares ground for tackling corruption in Gambia

12 january 2016 - 17:55:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Ministry of Justice is finalizing administrative arrangements for the establishment of an anti-corruption commission under [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Charges against General Diendéré mark end of impunity'

08 december 2015 - 10:53:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkina Faso acting government on Tuesday welcomed the charges against General Gilbert Diendéré for [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 20 magistrates, circuit court judges removed from office

07 december 2015 - 21:00:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Judicial Council has removed 20 magistrates and circuit court judges from office following their indictment [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Twists and turns in judges ‘corruption’ scandal continues to dominate Ghana media

26 september 2015 - 09:32:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The twists and turns in the alleged corruption instances involving scores of staff of the Ghana [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Committee investigating 'corrupt' judges adjourns sitting

15 september 2015 - 16:50:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The five-member committee appointed by the Ghana Judicial Council to investigate 22 judges alleged to be [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Judges’ bribery scandal, politics dominate Ghana media

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

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Ghana: Judges implicated in alleged corruption scandal sue Judicial Council for their suspension

11 september 2015 - 17:59:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Some of the judges implicated in an alleged corruption scandal in Ghana have filed a writ [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Public divided over public viewing of judges' "corruption" video

10 september 2015 - 15:33:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The public in Ghana, including lawyers, are divided on whether it is appropriate to publicly screen [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Journalist granted immunity from prosecution, civil action for exposing corruption in judiciary

09 september 2015 - 22:47:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has granted investigative journalist, Anas [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 22 judges suspended, 12 under investigation in Ghana's major judicial service scandal

09 september 2015 - 18:42:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Judicial Council has suspended 22 Circuit Court judges and Magistrates with effect from 10 [...] Full text...

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Chad: AI wants jailed land-grab campaigner released

09 july 2015 - 12:36:49
Ndjamena, Chad: (PANA) - Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI demands immediate release of land rights defender in Chad

08 july 2015 - 19:43:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday called for immediate and unconditional release of anti-land-grab campaigner Djeralar Minkeol jailed [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AWF lauds China’s steps to stem illegal African ivory trade

29 may 2015 - 15:30:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Friday applauded the Chinese government for taking steps to [...] Full text...

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Uganda: State prosecutor shot dead

31 march 2015 - 09:13:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Joan Kagezi, the Ugandan prosecutor who was due to cross examine the key suspects in the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Albino 'hunter' jumps to death to escape trial

11 march 2015 - 15:34:30
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A 19-year-old man in the Malawi eastern district of Machinga, suspected to have abducted a two-year-old [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert deplores attacks against civilians, peacekeepers in Mali

10 march 2015 - 20:20:21
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Sulaiman Baldo, UN expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Libya: Centre for Press Freedom denounces jailing of journalist

21 november 2014 - 22:34:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Centre for Press Freedom has denounced the five-year jail term slapped by a Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian court acquits suspected Somali pirates

06 november 2014 - 16:24:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Twelve suspected Somali pirates, aged between 20 and 45, were Thursday set free by a [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Junior civil servant who nicked US$70m in 'cashgate' gets 9 years

04 november 2014 - 12:13:28
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Victor Sithole, the Malawi Government Accounts Assistant, who became the second convict in 'cashgate - the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Court convicts second suspect in Malawi's 'cashgate' scandal

17 october 2014 - 16:40:57
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A magistrates' court in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, Friday convicted the second suspect in what is now [...] Full text...

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UN: Human Rights chief says justice remains elusive for Guinea stadium killings

26 september 2014 - 22:44:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has urged the government [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Chief 'cashgater' released on bail

23 july 2014 - 16:55:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - In Malawi, a magistrates' court in the capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday released on bail businessman Oswald Lutepo, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media express worry over corruption in the judiciary

12 july 2014 - 12:46:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The acknowledgement of corruption in the Judiciary by acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda made headlines this [...] Full text...

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Niger: African magistrates committed to the fight against corruption

03 june 2014 - 16:15:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Nigerien Prime minister, Brigi Rafini, declared here Tuesday that development cannot be achieved in Africa [...] Full text...

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Libya: Magistrates barred from parliamentary elections

15 may 2014 - 07:30:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Judiciary Council has announced that magistrates are not eligible to participate in the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Strike shuts down Malawi courts

09 may 2014 - 16:30:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With slightly over a week before crucial general elections, all courts in Malawi were Friday shut [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan courts paralyzed by striking admin officers

07 may 2014 - 11:19:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A strike by administrative officers in the Libyan court system, which began 10 days ago in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media highlight campaign to fight corruption

12 april 2014 - 08:35:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The media this week highlighted the need to fight corruption as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced [...] Full text...

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Libya: Kidnapped judge released

11 april 2014 - 15:20:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Judge Kamel al-Bahri, Deputy Director of Libya's Higher Institute of the judiciary, who was kidnapped Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Judges suspend work in dispute with lawyers

03 march 2014 - 20:55:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The disagreement between Tunisian judges and lawyers took a new turn on Monday with the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 2 top govt. officials arrested over massive government looting

27 january 2014 - 16:37:13
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Former Malawi Justice Minister Raphael Kasambara and the Principal Secretary in the Office of the President [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Trial of two Gambian journalists postponed

22 january 2014 - 15:26:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Journalists Musa Sheriff and Sainey M.K. Marena, on Tuesday appeared before Banjul Magistrates' Court in The [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Court starts hearing landmark homosexual case

20 january 2014 - 14:29:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in Blantyre Monday started hearing a case whose outcome may determine the future [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Entertainment industry growing (By Sheriff Musa, PANA Correspondent)

30 december 2013 - 15:39:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The launch of a US$ 60 million project by the Manding Morry Academy of Music (MAM) [...] Full text...

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Gambian hotel chef in court for serving poisoned food to Nigerian presidential delegation

18 december 2013 - 16:59:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The police in Gambia Tuesday brought charges of “negligent act” and “sale of noxious food” against [...] Full text...

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UN envoy voices concern as 2 convicted army officers escape from DRC prison

28 september 2013 - 19:20:16
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr. Martin Kobler, [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief tasks Cameroon to improve human rights protection

03 july 2013 - 21:33:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Navi Pillay on Wednesday stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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MFWA welcomes release of Malian journalist

05 april 2013 - 18:00:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra- based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has welcome the [...] Full text...

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South African Magistrates may begin strike Monday

15 march 2013 - 10:23:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa faces a crippling judicial strike if the country’s magistrates carry out their [...] Full text...

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Treason, inciting mutiny charges levelled against Malawi 12

13 march 2013 - 16:50:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Chief Resident Magistrates Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, has levelled treason charges against all [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Arrested senior govt. officials to be arraigned in court

12 march 2013 - 16:02:27
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The 11 former senior Malawi government officials, arrested on Monday following the publication of a report [...] Full text...

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African law enforcers, lawyers call for stiffer penalties for poachers

02 november 2012 - 16:41:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Top legal minds came together in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday for a judicial discussion surrounding the [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar expects Nigerian teachers to staff secondary schools

24 october 2012 - 08:17:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zanzibar is awaiting the arrival of 15 Nigerian science teachers to ease the shortage [...] Full text...

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Gambian police put Jammeh's security operative on trial

09 october 2012 - 17:11:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The police in Banjul, the Gambiaian capital, have brought criminal charges against Musa B. Sanneh, a [...] Full text...

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SA honeymoon murder accused closer to extradition

19 september 2012 - 08:52:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The mental health of British murder accused Shrien Dewani is improving, a UK [...] Full text...

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Zim premier wins wedding case

13 september 2012 - 09:05:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has won a court case in which a woman had petitioned [...] Full text...

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Global rights group hails arrest of crooked SA policemen

22 june 2012 - 14:09:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The arrest in South Africa of members of a police unit allegedly linked to numerous unlawful [...] Full text...

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Zambia's ex-minister arrested

20 june 2012 - 10:35:47
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government joint investigations team has arrested and charged to court former Western Province Minister [...] Full text...

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Burundi sets up committee to probe 'extrajudicial executions'

12 june 2012 - 20:41:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Tuesday announced the setting up of a committee to investigate alleged cases of extra-judicial [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Revenue Authority chief arrested, charged

08 june 2012 - 16:45:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bakary Sanyang, the Director General of Gambia's Revenue Authority (GRA), and ten others have been arrested [...] Full text...

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4 Kenyan judges fired for ‘biased’ Presidential election ruling

25 april 2012 - 14:59:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s most senior judge, Riago Omolo, and three other Court of Appeal Judges were fired Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Malawi incarcerated ex-Attorney General in hospital

18 february 2012 - 08:43:21
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's detained former Attorney General Ralph Kasambara was Friday night admitted at Blantyre's Mwaiwathu Private Hospital [...] Full text...

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Malawi Police on edge as authorities ignore bail order for ex-Attorney General

17 february 2012 - 19:21:42
Blantyre , Malawi (PANA) - A team of heavily-armed para-military police surrounded the Zomba Maximum Prison on Friday as hundreds [...] Full text...

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Judiciary strike: Malawi lawyers protest

23 january 2012 - 13:22:23
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi lawyers across the country Monday came out in their court regalia to protest in major [...] Full text...

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Malawi courts shut down as judiciary workers go on strike

09 january 2012 - 13:22:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi judiciary was completely paralysed on Monday as judiciary workers began an industrial action to [...] Full text...

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Leaving the foot-step of 2011 in the Gambia

31 december 2011 - 19:02:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-The Gambia is a democratic Republic situated at the farthest point of the coast of West Africa. The smallest [...] Full text...

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Four persons jailed for obstructing Gambian president's convoy

28 december 2011 - 18:58:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A magistrate's court in the Gambia has convicted and sentenced four persons, including two nursing mothers [...] Full text...

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Gambia's topmost civil servant gets 3-year jail term

27 december 2011 - 19:54:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Ousman Jammeh, Gambia's sacked Secretary General and head of civil service, has been given a three-year-jail [...] Full text...

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Nigerian hostess in British court over cocaine

20 december 2011 - 20:15:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian air hostess on Tuesday appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates on allegations of attempting to smuggle [...] Full text...

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Burundi magistrates plan another strike in October

11 october 2011 - 17:36:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Judges in Burundi, who went on a 10-day work stoppage last month to demand better pay, [...] Full text...

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UN chief says sexual violence a threat to peace, security

23 september 2011 - 14:27:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that sexual violence in conflict represents a threat [...] Full text...

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Journalist, netted for photographing Bingu's mansion, out on bail

14 september 2011 - 19:19:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Scores of journalists thronged the Limbe Magistrates Court in Blantyre to welcome fellow journalist Earnest Mahwayo [...] Full text...

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DRC magistrates plan protest march Tuesday

27 august 2011 - 18:30:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Independent Union of Magistrates in Congo (SYNAMAG) will Tuesday hold a protest demonstration in [...] Full text...

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9 anti-slavery activists appear in Nouakchott court

17 august 2011 - 14:57:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Nine militant members of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery [...] Full text...

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Gambia's election courts commence sitting

10 august 2011 - 16:52:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has disclosed that the country’s election courts, known as “revising courts”, [...] Full text...

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2 Ethiopian journalists released on bail after 15 months’ imprisonment

26 july 2011 - 14:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed Thursday’s ruling in Ethiopia to release on [...] Full text...

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