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Constitutional order faltering in West Africa and the Sahel - UN official
19 december 2025 - 07:49:09New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel are moving forward in the open. Between successive coups d'état, [...] Full text...
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Al-Burhan, Al-Sisi Hold Joint Talks on Strengthening Mechanisms of Bilateral Cooperation
18 december 2025 - 17:49:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese de facto leader General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan flew to Egypt Thursday where he [...] Full text...
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Rights group sees growing support for treaty to guarantee free education for every child
18 december 2025 - 09:55:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s [...] Full text...
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Thirty-one people imprisoned as part of investigations into the failed coup of 7 December in Benin
16 december 2025 - 15:59:39Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Thirty soldiers and one civilian were placed in preventive detention on Tuesday as part of investigations [...] Full text...
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Central Africa facing 'deceptive stability' - UN envoy
12 december 2025 - 08:19:32New York, US (PANA) - In Central Africa, stability remains "generally" the norm, according to the UN envoy for the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's national football coach under fire for 'racist' remark
12 december 2025 - 08:02:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition United Democratic Movement (UDM) has lodged a formal complaint at the South [...] Full text...
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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 17:47:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
10 december 2025 - 15:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...
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UN experts slam conviction of Tunisian human rights lawyer Ayachi Hammami
09 december 2025 - 09:25:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Monday expressed their “absolute shock” at the conviction of Ayachi Hammami in Tunisia, [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso junta restores death penalty - HRW
09 december 2025 - 08:00:31Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly [...] Full text...
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UN experts condemn Tanzania's post-election lethal crackdown and digital blackout
05 december 2025 - 10:16:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania [...] Full text...
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US says reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania
04 december 2025 - 17:23:20Washington DC, US (PANA) - The US said on Thursday that it was reviewing its bilateral relationship with Tanzania following [...] Full text...
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Uganda: UN rights chief deplores intensifying crackdown on opposition, media ahead of elections
04 december 2025 - 07:24:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Wednesday deplored the intensifying crackdown on the opposition and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria grants protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader after pre-election military takeover
01 december 2025 - 17:39:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) Nigeria has granted asylum and special protection to Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Costa, following what Abuja [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio holds 'constructive' discussions with Guinea-Bissau junta leaders
01 december 2025 - 17:36:04Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio arrives in Guinea-Bissau to meet coup leaders
01 december 2025 - 14:09:11Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief Türk deplores post-coup violations in Guinea-Bissau
29 november 2025 - 07:38:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday called on the military authorities in Guinea Bissau [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau's new military ruler appoints Prime Minister
28 november 2025 - 16:44:14Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau’s Transitional President Horta Inta-A on Friday, 28 November, announced Ilídio Vieira Té as Prime [...] Full text...
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Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns from Parliament
28 november 2025 - 15:16:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and member of the main opposition UMKhonto weSizwe [...] Full text...
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UPDATE2: UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order
28 november 2025 - 13:36:22New York, US (PANA) -The United Nations has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the overthrow of [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup
28 november 2025 - 12:19:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrives in Senegal
28 november 2025 - 08:41:16Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrived "safe and sound" in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on [...] Full text...
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Anger over US President Trump's call to bar South Africa from next G20 Summit
28 november 2025 - 07:52:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is growing outrage after US President Donald Trump announced that South Africa would [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: AU condemns Guinea Bissau coup as military name new head of state
27 november 2025 - 14:41:12Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has unequivocally condemned the military [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Guinea-Bissau coup: Ghana slams 'unconstitutional act'
27 november 2025 - 09:43:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has strongly condemned Wednesday's military coup in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as “an unconstitutional act” that [...] Full text...
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UN calls for calm in Guinea-Bissau as it plunges back into uncertainty
27 november 2025 - 07:33:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General , Antonio Guterres is calling for restraint in Guinea Bissau as a coup [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Guinea-Bissau opposition denounces 'staged coup'
26 november 2025 - 19:59:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Guinea Bissau's opposition coalition Front Populaire on Wednesday condemned what it describes as an “attempted staged [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Soldiers oust Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló - Reports
26 november 2025 - 18:16:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Soldiers in Guinea Bissau announced on Wednesday that they have ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who [...] Full text...
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Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says he has been arrested in attempted coup
26 november 2025 - 14:21:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Guinea Bissau's incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says he has been arrested in what he describes [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau elections peaceful, orderly, despite initial deficiencies - ECOWAS
26 november 2025 - 08:01:11Bissau, Guine-Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Observation Mission (EOM) has said that Guinea-Bissau's 23 November parliamentary and presidential polls were [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary arrives in Gambia
24 november 2025 - 11:43:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia’s government has confirmed the arrival and hosting of Cameroonian opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakar,y on [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau presidential candidates commit to peaceful election
22 november 2025 - 10:13:57Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Guinea-Bissau, headed by Ambassador Baba Kamara, on Friday met with [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed by the enforced disappearance of relatives of Guinean artist Elie Kamano
20 november 2025 - 16:30:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday expressed its deep concern over reports of the "alleged [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau's electoral umpire assures ECOWAS observers of readiness
19 november 2025 - 07:45:32Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau’s National Electoral Commission, CNE, has assured the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election [...] Full text...
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Mali's fuel crisis stifles humanitarian operations
14 november 2025 - 07:46:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A severe fuel shortage caused by a jihadist blockade of several strategic roads is fuelling the [...] Full text...
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Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters
12 november 2025 - 15:54:01New York,US (PANA) - South Sudan is entering a period of rising instability marked by political polarisation, renewed armed clashes, [...] Full text...
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Hundreds killed, detained following deadly election violence in Tanzania: UN
12 november 2025 - 07:25:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of protesters and others have been killed and an unknown number injured or detained in [...] Full text...
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UN experts on mercenaries warn of expanding use of proxy actors in both conflict and peace-time settings
09 november 2025 - 12:56:52Nw York, US (PANA) - The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries has warned of the growing and [...] Full text...
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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'
07 november 2025 - 13:19:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...
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Newly-elected New York mayor's African heritage celebrated
06 november 2025 - 07:33:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Incoming New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has made history by being the first [...] Full text...
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Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages
04 november 2025 - 19:01:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hopes for a peaceful future in post-war Syria are at risk as funding for basic services [...] Full text...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation weighs in on Tanzania electoral violence
03 november 2025 - 08:06:59London, 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 - 04:27:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint in Tanzania, amid deadly protests following the 29 October [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission flags deaths, injuries amid Tanzania election-related protests
31 october 2025 - 13:26:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it is alarmed by the [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Malian authorities to immediately release former PM, others
28 october 2025 - 14:37:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, [...] Full text...
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Rights advocates say momentum builds for crimes against humanity treaty
27 october 2025 - 13:04:15New York, US (PANA) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious [...] Full text...
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East African Community deploys election observation mission to Tanzania
27 october 2025 - 12:38:10Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched its Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe Wedensday's General [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections
20 october 2025 - 07:55:32Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...
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Talks on net zero shipping framework shelved as nations fail to reach consensus
18 october 2025 - 07:40:25London, UK (PANA) - Talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on adopting new global rules to cut greenhouse gas [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns change of constitution in Chad threatens rule of law, democracy
17 october 2025 - 11:03:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chad's new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Ivorian authorities to stop stifling peaceful protests ahead of presidential election
16 october 2025 - 08:56:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities must respect and protect the right to protest and allow peaceful rallies to [...] Full text...
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Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
15 october 2025 - 08:12:40London, UK, (PANA) - The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating [...] Full text...
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Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
13 october 2025 - 17:43:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson congratulates Seychelles’ president-elect
12 october 2025 - 16:44:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated Patrick [...] Full text...
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
10 october 2025 - 14:51:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to [...] Full text...
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
10 october 2025 - 13:15:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Chad for 'weaponization' of citizenship
03 october 2025 - 08:40:02N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Chad for stripping a blogger and a journalist of their [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over South Sudan’s worsening human rights crisis
27 september 2025 - 06:42:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday voiced deep concern over the rapidly [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for lifting of ban on Guinea opposition parties, media
25 september 2025 - 19:36:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called on the transitional [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for release of Rwanda opposition leader Victoire Ingabire
19 september 2025 - 15:11:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called on the Rwandan authorities to “immediately release” opposition politician [...] Full text...
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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire
19 september 2025 - 05:04:12New York, US (PANA) - The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges South Sudan authorities to ensure due process, fair trials of opposition leaders
16 september 2025 - 13:13:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President [...] Full text...
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Explainer: Why Sudanese political, military and popular groups opposed statement by Quartet (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
14 september 2025 - 14:12:32Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Sudanese military establishment and political forces aligned to the army and pro-Islamic trends [...] Full text...
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Islamist armed group executes civilians, burns homes in Niger
10 september 2025 - 09:08:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group, Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel), has escalated attacks on [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law
08 september 2025 - 13:15:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: UN denounces restrictions on civic space ahead of presidential election
03 september 2025 - 08:50:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief on Tuesday denounced restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon [...] Full text...
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Landslide wipes out entire town in Darfur killing hundreds
02 september 2025 - 12:25:54Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Heavy rains and flooding have caused a landslide in the mountainous region of Jebal Marra, [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
30 august 2025 - 14:54:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Youthful Senegal test Morocco’s pedigree in heavyweight semi-final
25 august 2025 - 20:13:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Football often writes its most compelling stories when youth dares to challenge history. That will be the [...] Full text...
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South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks
18 august 2025 - 07:24:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport [...] Full text...
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Rights office urges Uganda to release opposition leaders on bail
14 august 2025 - 05:36:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday expressed serious concern at repeated denials of bail [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch condemns dissolution of Niger's justice sector unions
12 august 2025 - 06:56:35Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions by the military junta in [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra
12 august 2025 - 06:43:35Nairobi, 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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South African foreign ministry expresses concern about former President Zuma's Morocco trip
08 august 2025 - 08:13:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has registered its strong objection [...] Full text...
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Russia bent on Internet blocking, control, and isolation
01 august 2025 - 11:50:04New York, USA (PANA) - For years, Russian authorities have been meticulously expanding their legal and technological tools to carve [...] Full text...
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Human Rights groups criticize use of ID documents for political harassment
30 july 2025 - 15:45:10Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- A group of Sudanese and foreign human rights and civil society organisations have urged the current [...] Full text...
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AU rejects formation of parallel government by Sudanese opposition
30 july 2025 - 12:17:15Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has issued a strongly [...] Full text...
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Besieged city appeals for lifting siege, says situation ‘’ unbearable’’ ; Report
28 july 2025 - 17:10:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- While UN and international organisations launch appeal after appeal, and the government in Port Sudan and [...] Full text...
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AU's special envoy to Sahel region urged to address rights issues
28 july 2025 - 09:15:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's (AU) appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience
28 july 2025 - 07:35:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Back-to-back Golden Boots for Morocco’s Ghizlane Chebbak
27 july 2025 - 11:57:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Ghizlane Chebbak has once again etched her name in African football history by securing the Golden [...] Full text...
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In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice
26 july 2025 - 07:33:25New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for release of ousted Niger president Bazoum two years after coup
23 july 2025 - 08:20:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Nigeria vs South Africa: Legends Oparanozie, Dlamini Stoke Flames ahead of titans’ semifinal showdown (Preview by CAF Online)
22 july 2025 - 05:59:49Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - As two of Africa’s fiercest rivals prepare to square off in a high-stakes CAF TotalEnergies Women’s [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: South Africa vs Senegal: From the pot and into the fire! (Preview by CAF Online)
19 july 2025 - 06:20:52Oujda, Morocco (PANA) - When Senegal line up against the reigning African champions South Africa, the Teranga Lionesses will have [...] Full text...
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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam
08 july 2025 - 17:52:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...
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Seville: a future agreement on development financing, without the United States
29 june 2025 - 07:21:41Seville, Spain (PANA) - Despite the US withdrawal, UN member states reached an agreement on Tuesday, 25 June, on the [...] Full text...
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Upcoming elections ‘crucial opportunity’ for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council
27 june 2025 - 05:57:18New York, US (PANA) - As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for upcoming elections, the country continues to grapple [...] Full text...
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Risk of genocide remains 'very high' in Sudan, warns UN
24 june 2025 - 05:54:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity remains "very high" in Sudan, a [...] Full text...
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South Sudan's ongoing political crackdown, military aggression puts peace deal at risk of collapse
13 june 2025 - 11:39:27Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan sounded the alarm on Friday that [...] Full text...
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Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR
12 june 2025 - 07:14:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to [...] Full text...
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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
05 june 2025 - 07:47:13New York, US (PANA) - A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass [...] Full text...
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Rights group welcomes renewal of UN arms embargo on South Sudan
01 june 2025 - 05:15:47Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has welcomed the decision of the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew [...] Full text...
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2024/25 CAF CL: Pyramids, Sundowns primed for second leg final
30 may 2025 - 11:04:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian club Pyramids FC will host their South African counterparts Mamelodi Sundowns in the second leg [...] Full text...
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Suspension of the plenary session of the Libyan Parliament after monitoring the performances of the candidates for the Prime Minister position in the new government
28 may 2025 - 15:58:03Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) suspended its plenary session on Wednesday in Benghazi (east), after [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese PM Amadou Ba calls for national pact for political peace
28 may 2025 - 13:34:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, leader of the Nouvelle Responsabilité party, called on Wednesday for [...] Full text...
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Senegal to hold National Political Dialogue
28 may 2025 - 12:56:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national political dialogue is due to open on Wednesday in Senegal under the auspices of [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for investigation into torture, forcible deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan activists by Tanzania
26 may 2025 - 06:11:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Tanzanian authorities to investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting
23 may 2025 - 17:22:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Besigye charged afresh with terrorism
23 may 2025 - 12:39:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his aides have been charged afresh with terrorism six months [...] Full text...
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Detained Ugandan lawyer dumped near border after diplomatic storm
23 may 2025 - 12:35:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan human rights lawyer and journalist, Agather Atuhaire, has been found after being dumped near the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rights crusader deported from Tanzania
22 may 2025 - 15:33:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan human rights crusader, Boniface Mwangi, has been found after going missing from his hotel in [...] Full text...
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World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
20 may 2025 - 04:48:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader deported from Tanzania arrives back home
19 may 2025 - 11:11:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua arrived in Nairobi late on Sunday, after a six-hour-long detention at [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 AFCON: South Africa crowned champions after historic win over Morocco
18 may 2025 - 20:23:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South Africa won their maiden TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought [...] Full text...
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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
16 may 2025 - 20:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...
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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
16 may 2025 - 20:20:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...
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UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political parties
09 may 2025 - 07:33:43Geneva, 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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Rights group says Mali’s return to democracy 'suffers new blow'
06 may 2025 - 11:09:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said in a statement on Monday that in yet another blow to [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 Nigeria edge Tunisia to begin campaign with narrow win
02 may 2025 - 08:35:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria got off to a winning start in their quest for an eighth TotalEnergies CAF U20 [...] Full text...
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Rights group 'alarmed' at proposition to dissolve political parties in Mali
30 april 2025 - 12:51:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is alarmed by the proposition of the military junta in Mali to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: UN condemns harsh prison sentences in 'conspiracy' case
25 april 2025 - 12:59:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recent lengthy prison sentences handed down to 37 people in Tunisia in the "conspiracy" case [...] Full text...
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South African Finance Minister cancels VAT rate increase
24 april 2025 - 16:19:42Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Treasury announced on Thursday that the VAT rate will remain at 15%, [...] Full text...
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Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
18 april 2025 - 07:35:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean poacher gets 110-year jail term
16 april 2025 - 07:12:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thomas Chauke, a 54-year-old Zimbabwean national, has been sentenced to 110 years’ imprisonment by [...] Full text...
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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres
16 april 2025 - 07:09:55New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN responds to deteriorating security in Upper Nile state
15 april 2025 - 05:58:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Peacekeepers with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are stepping up patrols, and engaging [...] Full text...
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No arrests in Mozambique post-election political killings – Police
14 april 2025 - 13:27:57Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu
12 april 2025 - 07:33:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is callimng for the immediate and unconditional release of [...] Full text...
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Kenya Police uses force to stop staging of school drama ‘echoes of war'
10 april 2025 - 20:33:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Police used teargas to disperse crowds, dignitaries, journalists and residents of Nakuru, Kenya's fourth city, [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
09 april 2025 - 15:54:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee [...] Full text...
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South African opposition condemns Zelenky's State visit
07 april 2025 - 09:37:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition MP Party (MKP) has condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit on [...] Full text...
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Talks underway to avert further escalation in South Sudan
04 april 2025 - 05:30:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces [...] Full text...
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UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel
04 april 2025 - 05:22:33New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
03 april 2025 - 08:09:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
02 april 2025 - 08:15:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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AU Commission Chairperson to deploy Panel of the Wise for South Sudan mediation
01 april 2025 - 16:32:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Youssouf Ali, is dispatching a high-level [...] Full text...
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UN chief says rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan demands urgent action
29 march 2025 - 05:20:52New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, and [...] Full text...
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UN rights body sounds alarm over South Sudan crisis
27 march 2025 - 20:22:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over [...] Full text...
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UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens
27 march 2025 - 07:05:41Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe journalist held on baseless charges – Human Rights Watch
26 march 2025 - 13:06:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his [...] Full text...
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South Sudan on brink of civil war, top UN official warns
25 march 2025 - 05:26:32New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela
18 march 2025 - 20:56:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...
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CAF president Patrice Motsepe re-elected unopposed for second term
12 march 2025 - 12:59:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, was on Wednesday re-elected [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s leaders must avert another deadly crisis and uphold peace agreement, urges UN Commission
08 march 2025 - 16:04:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other [...] Full text...
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Access to stricken Sudan's Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’ - UN official
06 march 2025 - 15:32:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now [...] Full text...
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World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
24 february 2025 - 12:02:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With no end to numerous protracted conflicts - not least in Ukraine, three years to the [...] Full text...
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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power
24 february 2025 - 05:45:25Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Uganda opposition leader Besigye, other civilians
19 february 2025 - 08:21:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan
19 february 2025 - 07:43:03Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges AU to take action to end crackdown on opposition, dissent in Mali
14 february 2025 - 06:02:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has written a letter to African Union officials urging the African Commission [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Govt announces initiative for return to civilian rule
09 february 2025 - 15:00:10Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Encouraged by recent victories over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and in anticipation of [...] Full text...
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‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2025 - 05:39:31Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers flag communal violence in South Sudan
07 january 2025 - 07:10:10Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact [...] Full text...
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Ghana's new parliament inaugurated
07 january 2025 - 06:15:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's new parliament, following general elections on 7 December 2024, was officially inaugurated for a four-year [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader secures greenlight to represent detained Ugandan opposition counterpart
06 january 2025 - 14:29:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua on Monday secured the greenlight to represent Kizza Besigye, the Ugandan [...] Full text...
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US calls for 'meaningful collaboration' to restore peace in Mozambique after controversial elections
27 december 2024 - 09:51:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is concerned by the 23 December announcement by the Mozambican [...] Full text...
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At least 21 killed in Mozambique unrest after top court’s election decision
25 december 2024 - 16:27:26Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least 21 people have been killed in unrest since Mozambique’s top court confirmed the governing [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Arbitrary arrests and detentions include 87 children
19 december 2024 - 05:06:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese women and girls who are refusing to accept an arranged marriage are among [...] Full text...
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Syria faces uncertain future after regime’s collapse amid humanitarian crisis
18 december 2024 - 14:50:56New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria [...] Full text...
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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
11 december 2024 - 19:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan
11 december 2024 - 04:46:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...
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Ghana Polls: NDC supporters break into spontaneous celebration of electoral victory
08 december 2024 - 14:31:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members and supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sunday broke into widespread spontaneous and [...] Full text...
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US opposes government in exile by Sudanese civilian opposition
08 december 2024 - 12:20:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The US Special Envoy to the Sudan has reacted strongly to reports that the Sudanese political [...] Full text...
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3rd Update: Voting ends in Ghana Presidential and parliamentary elections
07 december 2024 - 17:08:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections held on Saturday.The Electoral Commission (EC) [...] Full text...
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Update: Voting progressing 'smoothly', say EC officials
07 december 2024 - 14:19:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the Electoral Commission said.In [...] Full text...
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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections
02 december 2024 - 07:02:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...
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Ghana's presidential candidates sign peace pact
28 november 2024 - 19:27:14Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Candidates contesting Ghana's 7 December presidential election signed a peace pact on Thursday pledging to ensure [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian political parties to sign peace pact to ensure peaceful election
28 november 2024 - 19:21:34Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
22 november 2024 - 08:30:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya
21 november 2024 - 09:09:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...
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Global Assembly for the World Movement underway in Johannesburg
21 november 2024 - 07:41:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has denounced the hosting of the Global Assembly for [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote
21 november 2024 - 05:59:48Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader dragged to military court after abduction in Kenya
20 november 2024 - 17:06:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prominent Ugandan opposition figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has surfaced in Uganda, where he was dragged to [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique
15 november 2024 - 09:08:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State congratulates Botswana's new President Boko
15 november 2024 - 06:51:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called Botswana's new President Duma Gideon Boko [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’
08 november 2024 - 06:16:42New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Botswana on 'historic' elections
02 november 2024 - 07:04:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and president-elect Duma Boko [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests
31 october 2024 - 10:35:27Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International on Thursday asked Mozambique’s authorities to “immediately halt” their escalating assault [...] Full text...
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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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UN, US condemn killing of two opposition figures in Mozambique
22 october 2024 - 04:57:41New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the United States have condemned the killing of two opposition figures [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President
18 october 2024 - 00:32:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Parliament has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, cutting short his five-year term [...] Full text...
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Support for economic reforms hinges on communication, engagement, and trust: IMF Blog By Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, and Yu Shi
17 october 2024 - 14:25:35Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia
16 october 2024 - 04:38:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'
10 october 2024 - 12:03:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...
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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW
01 october 2024 - 10:13:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Nigerian star Osimhen ends goal drought with brace
28 september 2024 - 19:12:38Istanbul, Turkuiye (PANA) - Victor Osimhen stole the spotlight with his maiden goal in his fourth start for the Istanbul [...] Full text...
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Some 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders: WHO
24 september 2024 - 05:33:45New York, US (PANA) - At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President dissolves parliament, sets 17 November for election
13 september 2024 - 07:50:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved Parliament and set 17 November 2024 for a fresh [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies
09 september 2024 - 10:49:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit
27 august 2024 - 14:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli
25 august 2024 - 15:18:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts demand immediate release of Zimbabwean rights defenders
16 august 2024 - 05:21:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two [...] Full text...
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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told
15 august 2024 - 06:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...
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South African union calls for release of Zambian politician
14 august 2024 - 09:38:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is demanding the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...
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South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK
06 august 2024 - 13:12:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread [...] Full text...
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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings
01 august 2024 - 05:21:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...
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Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel
31 july 2024 - 05:27:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma mulls legal action following expulsion from ruling ANC
30 july 2024 - 08:57:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma's MK Party is seeking legal advice after he [...] Full text...
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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July
26 july 2024 - 11:46:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...
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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups
25 july 2024 - 06:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
24 july 2024 - 15:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests
19 july 2024 - 17:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President dissolves cabinet after finance bill riots
12 july 2024 - 00:20:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto dissolved his Cabinet on Thursday, weeks after a political crisis which began [...] Full text...
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Update: Kenya military convoys patrolling streets, businesses shut
27 june 2024 - 14:50:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of [...] Full text...
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Businesses resume in Kenyan capital after Tuesday's bloody violence
26 june 2024 - 16:26:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Businesses resumed on Wednesday in tense Nairobi after Tuesday's bloody violence in which protesters raided Parliament [...] Full text...
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Kenya deploys military to deal with tax protests
25 june 2024 - 21:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...
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Malian authorities arrest opposition party leaders for 'clandestine meeting'
24 june 2024 - 11:24:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 11 political leaders, members of the opposition platform known as the "Joint Declaration [...] Full text...
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