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Libyans begin Ramadan fasting
01 march 2025 - 17:06:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya began the month of Ramadan, the Muslims' fasting month, on Saturday, following the example of [...] Full text...
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EU moves to curb food waste, sets new rules on waste textile
19 february 2025 - 11:39:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council presidency and European Parliament representatives on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Libyans commemorate the 14th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 revolution
17 february 2025 - 15:31:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festive fervour has gripped Libyans since Sunday evening, when festivities began to commemorate the 14th anniversary [...] Full text...
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IMF staff completes Staff-Monitored Programme discussion with Zimbabwe
14 february 2025 - 11:10:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the request for a Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) by the Zimbabwe authorities in 2023, an International [...] Full text...
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Attempted assassination in Tripoli of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs condemned
13 february 2025 - 12:22:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The attempted assassination of Libya's Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa, in Tripoli has [...] Full text...
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Escalating hostilities in occupied West Bank putting fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk
03 february 2025 - 18:31:07Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, [...] Full text...
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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA
01 february 2025 - 05:48:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...
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Cameroon gains some recovery as economic growth remains subdued
31 january 2025 - 11:35:46Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh [...] Full text...
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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect
30 january 2025 - 17:41:21Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied [...] Full text...
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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa
27 january 2025 - 22:15:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as Special Representative for Libya
25 january 2025 - 12:14:25New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of [...] Full text...
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IMF Board completes second review of Ethiopia’s Extended Credit Facility arrangement
18 january 2025 - 08:43:19Washington, DC, United States (PANA) : The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second [...] Full text...
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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025
14 january 2025 - 16:06:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...
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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people
08 january 2025 - 14:30:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament adopts National Reconciliation Law
08 january 2025 - 13:00:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives sitting in the eastern city of Benghazi has approved the National [...] Full text...
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Mahama begins second term with assurance of a better future
07 january 2025 - 13:46:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday began his second term with an address calling on his [...] 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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More than a dozen heads of state to attend inauguration of Ghana's president-elect Mahama
06 january 2025 - 18:06:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - John Dramani Mahama begins his second term as President of Ghana on Tuesday at his inauguration [...] Full text...
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EU-Japan strategic partnership: framework agreement enters into force
01 january 2025 - 11:07:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Ruto names key ally to Interior Ministry post in mini-Cabinet reshuffle
19 december 2024 - 20:03:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named his key ally, Kipchumba Murkomen, to the pivotal post of Interior [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt's digitisation of state services faces mounting cyber attacks
19 december 2024 - 19:51:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is facing mounting cyber attack threats following the increased migration of state services to digital [...] Full text...
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IMF identifies Benin’s key challenge in economic transformation efforts
18 december 2024 - 11:04:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A key challenge ahead for Benin is to further strengthen inclusive policies for an economic transformation [...] Full text...
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Combatting child sexual abuse in EU member countries
13 december 2024 - 12:39:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for justice for Africa
13 december 2024 - 06:00:41Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for Africa to have a stronger role in global affairs in an [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians await election results; fomer President Mahama favoured to win
08 december 2024 - 08:09:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are awaiting the official results of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections that were largely peaceful [...] 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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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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European Council appoints European Commission
28 november 2024 - 13:41:01Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Thursday appointed by written procedure the European Commission for the period from [...] Full text...
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WHO’s would-be Regional Director for Africa passes on
27 november 2024 - 10:04:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The recently appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Faustine Ndugulile [...] Full text...
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WHO’s would-be Regional Director for Africa passes on
27 november 2024 - 08:31:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The recently appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Faustine Ndugulile [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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Botswana holds General Elections
30 october 2024 - 11:47:00Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged “all eligible voters in Botswana to exercise their constitutional [...] Full text...
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IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar
19 october 2024 - 09:42:53Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...
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IMF completes first review of Ethiopia’s ECF arrangement, allows $340.7 million disbursement
19 october 2024 - 08:43:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board on Friday completed the first review under the Extended [...] Full text...
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Mandela’s funeral dome to serve as temporary Parliament
18 october 2024 - 07:44:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Plans are underway to use the dome structure that was constructed for Nelson Mandela’s [...] 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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The Chief Economists of Government Network supporting the role of Africa’s chief economic advisors: World Bank Blog By Trudi Makhaya
15 october 2024 - 06:58:53Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Today’s political chief executive is expected to play a significant role in driving economic policy. Heads [...] Full text...
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King Mohammed VI optimistic about latest developments on the Sahara issue
12 october 2024 - 12:20:44Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco spoke on Friday about the latest developments in the Western Sahara [...] 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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Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President
09 october 2024 - 08:39:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended [...] Full text...
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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns
09 october 2024 - 05:28:57New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...
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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
08 october 2024 - 14:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...
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UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia
04 october 2024 - 05:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...
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South Sudan faces macroeconomic challenges resulting from endless war in neighbouring Sudan: IMF team
02 october 2024 - 18:12:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan continues to face several difficult macroeconomic challenges, partly resulting from the spillovers of [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President
01 october 2024 - 13:26:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament endorses agreement resolving central bank crisis
01 october 2024 - 12:37:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives have unanimously voted, during a plenary session, the agreement ending the [...] Full text...
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Libyan legislative chambers sign agreement on Central Bank crisis
26 september 2024 - 10:42:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that an official signing ceremony of [...] 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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Libya's legislative chambers ask for five days to arrive at consensus to end crisis in central bank
04 september 2024 - 05:51:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Representatives of Libya's two legislative chambers – the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya convenes emergency meeting to resolve Central Bank crisis
27 august 2024 - 12:32:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) says it is convening an emergency meeting for [...] 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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Tension in Tripoli as troops mobilise on Central Bank crisis
23 august 2024 - 11:46:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tension is rising in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as the city sees troop mobilisation on the [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to outgoing Chief Justice
21 august 2024 - 07:56:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday paid tribute to Chief Justice Zondo who is [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council to discuss situation in Libya on Tuesday
20 august 2024 - 12:39:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council fires Governor of Central Bank
19 august 2024 - 12:37:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced that it has "unanimously" decided to fire the Governor of [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya concerned about 'unilateral acts' by political actors, institutions
15 august 2024 - 17:11:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the recent “unilateral acts” by [...] Full text...
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Kenyan health official who led COVID-19 battle finally lands the job
02 august 2024 - 11:01:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Public health official who led the health ministry's battle against the coronavirus pandemic has been [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State urges respect for Kenyan youth, CSOs
28 july 2024 - 07:28:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] 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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ECOWAS deploys pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana
24 july 2024 - 07:46:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL urges parliamentarians to broaden consultations on political solution to crisis
22 july 2024 - 13:31:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has encouraged members of the House of [...] 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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European Council agrees its position on EU 2025 draft budget
17 july 2024 - 18:08:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Wednesday reached an agreement on its position on the 2025 EU draft [...] Full text...
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The Tunisian Parliament adopts two organic laws on the Africa50 Fund
17 july 2024 - 15:35:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian parliament Tuesday adopted two organic laws approving the statutes of the "Africa50" fund for [...] Full text...
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RPF-led coalition wins 62% votes in Rwanda parliamentary polls
17 july 2024 - 08:42:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s RPF-Inkotanyi-led coalition of parties has secured majority votes in 15 July parliamentary general elections, according [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'
16 july 2024 - 09:59:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ of Gambian lawmakers for upholding FGM ban
16 july 2024 - 05:45:04New York, US (PANA) - Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban [...] Full text...
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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies
15 july 2024 - 22:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Rwandans head to the polls
15 july 2024 - 08:55:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament. Voting [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs attend 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum
13 july 2024 - 19:21:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives and members of the Mediterranean Parliament, Belkheir al-Chaab Belkheir [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Khoury talks to Libyan parliamentarians about ways of breaking the political deadlock in Libya
12 july 2024 - 15:39:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Mission of [...] 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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Burkina Faso govt present bill on criminalization of homosexuality to parliament
11 july 2024 - 17:23:09Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ( PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso Wednesday examined and submitted to Parliament a bill amending [...] Full text...
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President of Communit Court of Justice, ECOWAS, commends ECOWAS Parliament for its effortto defend demoracy, good governance in region
02 july 2024 - 21:06:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Mr. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has commended the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa unveils his government of national unity
01 july 2024 - 10:28:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has unveiled a large Government of National Unity (GNU) Cabinet [...] 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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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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Kenyans brace themselves for more protests despite President Ruto's U-turn on Finance Bill
27 june 2024 - 10:19:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are bracing themselves for another wave of protests on Thursday despite President William Ruto withdrawing [...] Full text...
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IMF, US State Department express concern about bloody Kenya riots
27 june 2024 - 06:27:42Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Department of State have expressed concern about [...] Full text...
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Update Kenya Bill: Kenyan President withdraws contentious Finance Bill, cuts State House budget
26 june 2024 - 17:35:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on Wednesday and agreed to reduce [...] 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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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] 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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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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2nd Update: At least five killed in Kenya protests against tax hikes, military deployed
25 june 2024 - 18:04:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police on Tuesday shot dead at least five people as protesters stormed Parliament in Nairobi against [...] Full text...
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Update: Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after tax hike bill passed
25 june 2024 - 16:34:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters, mainly the youth, on Tuesday stormed Parliament and set a section of the House on [...] Full text...
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Kenya Gen Z protesters storm Parliament after bill passed
25 june 2024 - 15:39:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth protestors stormed Parliament on Tuesday after a heavy battle with the Police, shortly after the [...] Full text...
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Pan-African Parliament urged to mediate in South Africa/Equatorial Guinea row
25 june 2024 - 09:12:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The families of two South African engineers who have been detained in Equatorial Guinea since [...] Full text...
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South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker
21 june 2024 - 08:14:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic [...] Full text...
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South African political party rocked by race row
20 june 2024 - 12:15:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African political party, Democratic Alliance (DA) which is in the process of forming [...] Full text...
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Senegal’s new authorities committed to growth-friendly fiscal consolidation
20 june 2024 - 11:33:20Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has welcomed the Senegalese new authorities’ commitment to the [...] Full text...
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Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests
18 june 2024 - 17:05:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...
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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks
14 june 2024 - 18:49:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption
14 june 2024 - 09:42:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...
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Parity for women remains five generations away but historical election year offers hope
12 june 2024 - 11:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap, according to the Global Gender Gap Report [...] Full text...
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Libya earns more than $9 billion in revenues -Prime Minister
10 june 2024 - 17:11:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stated that [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister denounces results of a meeting between members of the two chambers
07 june 2024 - 11:22:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has criticised consultations between members [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Khoury holds wide-ranging consultations in eastern Libya to revive the political process
06 june 2024 - 15:32:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Khoury discusses ways of breaking Libyan deadlock with Speaker of Parliament and Marshal Haftar
03 june 2024 - 13:04:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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EC takes final step to allow implementation of EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement
30 may 2024 - 09:30:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa marks 30 years of democracy with historic election
29 may 2024 - 13:28:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Millions of South Africans on Wednesday lined up to vote in what is expected [...] Full text...
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European Council gives final approval to the ecodesign regulation
27 may 2024 - 11:50:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted the ecodesign regulation, which sets requirements for sustainable products. It replaces [...] Full text...
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EU Council adopts new rules on substances of human origin
27 may 2024 - 11:24:06Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted new rules aimed at improving the safety and quality of blood, [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts update of Schengen Borders Code
24 may 2024 - 12:13:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday gave its final approval to a new Schengen Borders Code, the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top court bars former President Zuma from Parliament
20 may 2024 - 10:40:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned an Electoral Court decision, and ruled that [...] Full text...
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UN Mission in Libya calls for release of abducted MP
19 may 2024 - 13:26:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday expressed "deep concern" about the abduction [...] Full text...
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Rival armed groups clash in Zaoui, west of Tripoli
18 may 2024 - 17:05:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Violent armed clashes broke out Saturday morning between rival armed groups in Zaouia, 45 km west [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm their support for Libya's sovereignty and independence
17 may 2024 - 12:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 33rd Summit of the League of Arab States concluded its work, reaffirming its full support [...] Full text...
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Togolese vote to elect MPs and regional councillors
29 april 2024 - 11:54:35Lomé, Togo (PANA) - More than four million Togolese are voting on Monday to elect 113 MPs to the National [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Fifth Conference of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds
27 april 2024 - 12:17:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Fawzi al-Nouwairi, is participating in the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president extends deployment of soldiers in SADC region
26 april 2024 - 13:18:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Parliament that the deployment of the South African National [...] Full text...
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UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials
24 april 2024 - 04:28:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials [...] Full text...
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Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers
23 april 2024 - 05:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily denounces "stubborn" desire of Libyan players to relegate elections to Greek Calendes
16 april 2024 - 18:09:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS deploys fact-finding mission to Togo
15 april 2024 - 13:07:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a fact-finding mission to Togo [...] Full text...
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Armed clashes in Tripoli: UNSMIL denounces systematic use of violence to resolve disputes
13 april 2024 - 13:26:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the repeated use of violence by [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Tripoli after tensions following gunfire between rival armed groups
12 april 2024 - 11:43:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following a tense security situation after gunfire was [...] Full text...
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Libyans watching tonight for new Shawwal lunar crescent marking end of Ramadan and Eid El-Fitr
09 april 2024 - 15:12:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan citizens are to watch for the appearance of the new lunar crescent in the month [...] Full text...
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Ghana, Kenya, enhance bilateral relations
03 april 2024 - 18:03:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kenya and Ghana have signed seven agreements aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between their two countries. President [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Libyan Council discusses developments in Libya with French Ambassador
03 april 2024 - 16:22:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, Wednesday met the ambassador of the French [...] Full text...
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South African theatre production celebrates Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
03 april 2024 - 07:55:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six years since her death, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being honoured with a production at [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice
02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, 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 - 12:25:13Dakar, 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 - 07:37:32Dakar, 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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Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo
28 march 2024 - 17:35:45Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election
27 march 2024 - 20:52:10Dakar, 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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Libya, Egypt ready to promote cooperation in various fields
27 march 2024 - 16:58:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher Al-Baour, Wednesday received [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs attend 6th session of Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa
27 march 2024 - 16:51:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A select members of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) took [...] Full text...
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Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.
27 march 2024 - 16:38:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Haftar discusses with Egyptian intelligence chief support for UNSMIL to promote political process in Libya
26 march 2024 - 15:46:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the forces of the General Command of the Libyan National Army based in [...] Full text...
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Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system
26 march 2024 - 13:45:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...
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European Council adopts rules to protect journalists, media providers
26 march 2024 - 12:34:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa hails UN resolution on Gaza
26 march 2024 - 08:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat
25 march 2024 - 15:46:44Dakar, 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 - 10:31:27Dakar, 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 - 05:17:02Dakar, 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 - 18:04:45Dakar, 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 - 14:24:26Dakar, 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 - 08:23:53Dakar, 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 - 10:15:30Dakar, 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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Morocco cleared of allegations of interfering in Spanish affairs
22 march 2024 - 14:22:55Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Spain's counter-espionage agency has cleared Morocco of all accusations of espionage and interference in Spain's internal [...] Full text...
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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs form technical committee to monitor impact of exchange rate fluntuations on citizens
19 march 2024 - 13:59:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan House of Representatives have formed a technical committee chaired by the Second [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of Parliament's tax on forex transactions
19 march 2024 - 13:35:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his total rejection of the recent measure of [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
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Decision by Libyan Speaker to tax forex transactions stirs outcry in Parliament
15 march 2024 - 12:42:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has announced a 27% tax [...] Full text...
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Libyan MPs call on Abdoulaye Bathily to revise electoral laws
15 march 2024 - 12:06:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of members of the High Council of State, Libya's consultative body, have called on [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Guinea Bissau on ECF reviews
12 march 2024 - 16:58:47Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) – Authorities in Guinea Bissau face important near-term risks, including policy implementation challenges stemming from a [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal
12 march 2024 - 13:58:29Abuja, 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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The Arab League hosts tripartite Libyan meeting in Cairo on Sunday
09 march 2024 - 17:42:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has invited the chairman [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March
08 march 2024 - 10:08:37Dakar, 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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UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States
07 march 2024 - 19:03:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March
07 march 2024 - 06:18:15Dakar, 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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BCL governor calls on Libyan parliament to revise dinar exchange rate and impose tax on foreign exchange transactions
06 march 2024 - 17:19:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Al-Seddik Al-Kebir, has proposed to the Speaker [...] Full text...
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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management
06 march 2024 - 11:47:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation
05 march 2024 - 19:01:12Paris, France (PANA) - Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth [...] Full text...
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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president will take decision on LGBTQ+ bill after top court ruling
05 march 2024 - 05:52:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Monday that he would await the Supreme Court’s [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Finance ministry urges President to pause assent to anti-LGBTQ bill
04 march 2024 - 14:29:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the controversial the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill passed by Ghana's Parliament, which criminalises the promotion, advocacy, and funding [...] Full text...
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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Parliament passes controversial LGBTQ bill
28 february 2024 - 18:21:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament, after nearly three years, on Wednesday passed the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill which criminalizes the promotion, [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa nominates female judge as Chief Justice
28 february 2024 - 09:48:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday nominated Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Senegal national dialogue proposes 2 June for presidential election
28 february 2024 - 06:42:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national dialogue convened by Senegalese President Macky Sall has proposed 2 June to hold the [...] Full text...
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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
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EU gives green light to better data exchanges between police authorities
26 february 2024 - 11:11:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted a regulation on the automated search and exchange of data [...] Full text...
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EU leaders declare solidarity, commitment and resolve to support Ukraine against Russia
23 february 2024 - 17:01:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Today marks a tragic anniversary: that of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in manifest [...] Full text...
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Frankfurt hosts EU’s new anti-money laundering authority
23 february 2024 - 09:32:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament representatives on Thursday reached an agreement on the seat [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April
23 february 2024 - 07:13:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...
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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya
22 february 2024 - 19:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...
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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme
22 february 2024 - 12:03:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...
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Libyan,Turkish officials meet to discuss visa-free travel, increased trade
21 february 2024 - 13:56:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the High Council of State and Chairman of the Libyan-Turkish Friendship Commission, [...] Full text...
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Benin's Constitution likely to be amended by Parliament on Wednesday
20 february 2024 - 12:52:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's MPs will be convened for a session on Wednesday, during which they could amend the [...] Full text...
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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
20 february 2024 - 05:46:24New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...
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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief
19 february 2024 - 16:05:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary
15 february 2024 - 18:56:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election
13 february 2024 - 12:56:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
12 february 2024 - 17:19:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...
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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported
10 february 2024 - 08:16:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...
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Security Council returns to Libya amid continuing deadlock
08 february 2024 - 20:28:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Next Thursday, 15 February, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis
08 february 2024 - 11:34:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Turkish Foreign Minister arrives in Tripoli
07 february 2024 - 14:06:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in the Libyan capital on Wednesday morning, on his first [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar
07 february 2024 - 07:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
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Libyan, UN officials meet over national reconciliation in Libya
31 january 2024 - 18:06:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the Head of the United [...] Full text...
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Libya hosts 4th meeting of legal advisers of African parliaments in Benghazi
30 january 2024 - 17:10:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth meeting of the Council of Legal Advisers to African Parliaments Tuesday got underway at [...] Full text...
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European Council to start talks with Parliament on phasing out mercury in the EU
30 january 2024 - 15:43:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on [...] Full text...
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European Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions
29 january 2024 - 11:41:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and [...] Full text...
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Political impasse in Libya, United States to Bathily's rescue to relaunch intra-Libyan dialogue
25 january 2024 - 19:24:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a [...] Full text...
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Togo adopts bill to increase number of MPs from 91 to 113
24 january 2024 - 17:25:14Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a bill to increase the number of MPs from 91 [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Libyan Parliament, US envoy engage in talks over ways out of crisis in Libya
24 january 2024 - 17:08:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh, on Tuesday discussed ways of resolving the crisis [...] Full text...
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