Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rival paramilitary forces
10 november 2024 - 13:44:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is rising between Sudan and its western neighbour, Chad, as Sudan steps up allegations [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is rising between Sudan and its western neighbour, Chad, as Sudan steps up allegations [...] Full text...
Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
08 november 2024 - 12:15:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
08 november 2024 - 10:06:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities [...] Full text...
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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
27 october 2024 - 07:34:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists
21 october 2024 - 11:25:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of [...] Full text...
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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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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing
02 october 2024 - 16:46:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army rejects UAE accusations of bombing its diplomatic installations
30 september 2024 - 12:38:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) has rejected claims by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza
07 august 2024 - 05:47:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...
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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel
05 august 2024 - 18:53:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA [...] Full text...
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Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo
21 july 2024 - 10:49:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...
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US welcomes humanitarian truce extension in eastern DRC
18 july 2024 - 05:28:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the 15-day extension of the humanitarian truce committed to by [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate in Ouagadougou against UN report
07 june 2024 - 19:23:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in front of the offices of the United Nations system [...] Full text...
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URGENT: Gaza war: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah
24 may 2024 - 15:38:29The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel [...] Full text...
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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC
05 may 2024 - 05:53:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN issues updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
27 april 2024 - 05:22:22New York, US (PANA) - A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency [...] Full text...
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South Africa's former Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula charged with corruption, money laundering
04 april 2024 - 16:47:11Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The former Speaker of South Africa's National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, on Thursday appeared in a Pretoria [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal
25 march 2024 - 16:57:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] 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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Rabat denies confiscating Algeria's property in Rabat
19 march 2024 - 16:23:02Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Monday rejected Algiers' accusations that Rabat had "confiscated" property belonging to it in Morocco, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN investigators exame Israeli accusations against UNRWA employees
01 march 2024 - 12:48:28New York, US (PANA) - As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel
05 february 2024 - 18:12:18New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN [...] Full text...
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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll
05 february 2024 - 11:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
04 february 2024 - 14:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal
03 february 2024 - 16:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace
01 february 2024 - 05:40:16New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN chief to meet UNRWA donors as major charities call for continued support
30 january 2024 - 06:12:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency [...] Full text...
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Palestine to compete in South African football tournament
29 january 2024 - 11:38:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The City of Cape Town has confirmed that it will host a football tournament [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres
28 january 2024 - 13:39:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations
26 january 2024 - 06:06:34The Hague, Netherlands) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to issue an emergency measures order on Friday [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: South Sudan denies smuggled fuel to Sudan’s RSF
23 january 2024 - 05:53:08Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan has vehemently denied claims that its military is involved in smuggling fuel and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Burundian President again accuses Rwanda of supporting rebel group
01 january 2024 - 13:39:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has repeated his accusations of Rwandan military support for the [...] Full text...
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Rwanda accused of colluding with Burundian rebel movement
29 december 2023 - 16:49:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for [...] Full text...
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‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears
16 december 2023 - 07:40:46Atlanta, US (PANA) - The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of [...] Full text...
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Sudan's FM declares 15 UAE diplomats personae non grata
10 december 2023 - 20:09:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ministry for Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acting charge [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army
07 december 2023 - 19:46:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical,’ UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia
11 november 2023 - 18:17:09Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties trade accusations for destruction of main bridge in Khartoum
11 november 2023 - 09:31:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties -- the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- [...] Full text...
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US urges DRC, Rwanda to de-escalate 'volatile situation' on common border
07 november 2023 - 07:15:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is asking the leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: RSF denies link with Russia's Wagner group
21 september 2023 - 16:26:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese paramilitary Militia fighting the mainstream army has rejected accusations that it is receiving military [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Niger coup: Thousands march in support of junta as Niger marks 63rd independence anniversary
03 august 2023 - 15:02:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Thousands of people have marched in the Niger capital, Niamey, in support of the military who [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: US President joins in calls for release of ousted President Bazoum
03 august 2023 - 11:37:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday joined in calls for the release of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: US orders evacuation of its nationals; coup leader warns against foreign meddling, military intervention
03 august 2023 - 06:22:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined Western countries as they ramp up evacuation of their nationals from [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: First flight of French nationals leaves Niamey
01 august 2023 - 20:21:44Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals from Niger. It follows seen demonstrations and strong anti-France sentiments [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Niger coup: France to evacuate nationals (Eds: Adds details, Writethrough)
01 august 2023 - 10:19:48Niamey, Niger (PANA) - France is to start evacuating its nationals from the West African state of Niger, where it [...] Full text...
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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group
24 july 2023 - 10:45:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...
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Russian president Putin will not attend BRICS Summit, says South African presidency
19 july 2023 - 12:04:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will not attend the forthcoming 15th Summit of BRICS [...] Full text...
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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )
07 july 2023 - 06:34:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN rights commission raises alarm on killings of people fleeing into Chad
24 june 2023 - 16:21:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Commission has said it is raising alarm on the killings of people [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes 6+6 Commission's draft electoral laws despite inadequacy for resolving situation in Libya
19 june 2023 - 18:11:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, believes that the announcement [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Gov't urges AU, Ethiopia, UN agencies not to deal with 'persona non gata' Perthes
11 june 2023 - 11:21:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has asked Ethiopia, the African Union, and UN agencies not to deal with [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan declares top UN official persona non grata
09 june 2023 - 06:47:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has formally declared that the Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Raging war hits Sudan's health sector very hard
08 june 2023 - 13:19:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To fall ill is a very serious matter in Sudan where health services run at a [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Mediators call on warring parties to resume ceasefire talks
04 june 2023 - 14:20:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, mediators for the Sudan ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Malian gov't criticises US' 'unilateral decision' to impose visa restrictions on two Malian military officers
29 may 2023 - 13:43:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has criticised the decision of the United States to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US throws weight behind top UN official Perthes
28 may 2023 - 04:13:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has thrown its weight behind the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Armed Forces chief al- Burhan calls for replacement of head of UN mission
27 may 2023 - 14:50:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chairman of the Sovereign Council, General Abdel [...] Full text...
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Three refugees found dead off the coast of Greece
26 may 2023 - 19:53:50Athens, Greece (PANA) - Three refugees were found dead north-east of the Greek island of Mykonos when their boat sank [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties asked to vacate hospitals, medical facilities to alleviate suffering of patients (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 11:47:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This was the last message Abdul- Kareem Gassim, a 60 year-old journalist, posted on his Facebook [...] Full text...
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After COVID-19, world faces threat of nuclear terror -Libyan newspaper
12 may 2023 - 16:03:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" avers that the world's population has just breathed a deep and unprecedented "Phew" [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Tunisian gov't of moving to dismantle largest opposition party
11 may 2023 - 07:54:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities have intensified their attack on opponents of President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab, moving [...] Full text...
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Army accuses foreign forces of backing “rebels”
30 april 2023 - 12:05:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army has for the first time accused foreign quarters of being part of a [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Shaky ceasefire enters second day with gunfire still heard in Khartoum
26 april 2023 - 11:28:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the shaky three-day ceasefire in the fighting in Sudan brokered by the US enters its [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Ceasefire held 'in some parts' but 'in some cases, intensified' - UN official
26 april 2023 - 06:23:42New York, US (PANA) - The 72 hour ceasefire in Sudan's fighting brokered by the US that began on Monday [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Many countries evacuating nationals from Khartoum as no letup in fighting
24 april 2023 - 05:41:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Many countries are evacuating their nationals from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as there is no end [...] Full text...
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Sudanese rivals accept ceasefire to allow evacuation of foreigners
22 april 2023 - 11:33:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese rivals in the current fighting have started implementing the cessation of hostilities in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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Libya again accused of violations against migrants, despite heavy toll as transit country
06 april 2023 - 20:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya to the Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...
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The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan describes a meeting with non-signatories of agreement as fruitful, for a reason (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 march 2023 - 05:49:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan on Wednesday said they held a constructive meeting with the Sudanese entities [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya urges 'minority' not to block elections
25 march 2023 - 19:29:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has urged the "minority" [...] Full text...
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France to secure two-time AFCON winning manager as new women's team coach
21 march 2023 - 13:09:01Paris, France (PANA) - The 54-year-old Herve Renard has won plenty of praise with his impressive work with several national [...] Full text...
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Former Malian Communication Minister Camara provisionally released
20 march 2023 - 16:30:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mahamadou Camara, former director of Cabinet of the late President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and former Minister [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President recalls country's support for African liberation movements
11 march 2023 - 14:52:21Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Friday recalled the historic role played by the country in supporting [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied denies racism and denounces "malicious" campaign about sub-Saharan migrants
09 march 2023 - 19:24:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - President Kaïs Saied has categorically rejected accusations of racism attributed to him after his recent statements [...] Full text...
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Tunis announces measures to appease sub-Saharan migrants
06 march 2023 - 17:12:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)- The Tunisian authorities have announced a series of measures in favour of migrants residing in Tunisia as [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian President Saied to immediately stop his political ‘witch hunt’
20 february 2023 - 10:50:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities are escalating efforts to crack down on high-profile critics and perceived opponents of President [...] Full text...
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Burundi and France hold consultations on security crisis in DR Congo
09 february 2023 - 13:59:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After last Saturday's regional summit in Bujumbura on the security crisis in DR Congo, Burundi's head [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process
19 january 2023 - 19:28:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...
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Former presidential chief of staff in Tunisia sentenced to 14 months in prison
18 january 2023 - 15:55:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The former presidential chief of staff in Tunisia, Nadia Akacha, was sentenced on Tuesday in absentia [...] Full text...
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Amnesty demands accountability for killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso town
11 january 2023 - 09:56:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authoities investigate and hold accountable those suspected of responsibility for [...] Full text...
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Judge issues detention warrant for former Tunisian PM
20 december 2022 - 12:44:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An investigating judge at the Tunis anti-terrorism centre on Monday issued a detention warrant against the [...] Full text...
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Tuniaians hold legislative elections on 17 December in climate of uncertainty
13 december 2022 - 14:23:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is preparing to elect a new parliament on Saturday to replace the one dissolved about [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog denounces suspension of Radio France Internationale in Burkina Faso
06 december 2022 - 13:41:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Tuesday condemned the suspension of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...
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Radio France Internationale deplores its suspension in Burkina Faso
04 december 2022 - 13:39:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The France Media Monde group deplored the suspension of Radio France Internationale (RFI) programmes by [...] Full text...
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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation
02 december 2022 - 20:25:10London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track
01 december 2022 - 19:05:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reiterates readiness for dialogue with all parties to achieve elections in Libya
29 november 2022 - 18:46:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Tuesday reaffirmed his readiness to dialogue [...] Full text...
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US opposes idea of forming new government in Libya; calls for elections
16 november 2022 - 11:26:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Representative to the United Nations, Richard M. Mills, on Tuesday called on Libyan leaders to [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for investigation into abortive Council of State meeting
15 november 2022 - 18:22:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday instructed the Ministry of Defence to investigate the [...] Full text...
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US says former senior officials of Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice
10 november 2022 - 11:34:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US delegate to the UN Security Council, Richard M. Mills JR., has said senior officials [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament begins new session in Benghazi
07 november 2022 - 12:25:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament began another session on Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi devoted to [...] Full text...
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High Authority of Communication of Mali suspends private Malian television station accused of violating the rules of ethics
04 november 2022 - 18:17:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The College of members of the High Authority of Communication (HAC) decided Thursday to suspend for [...] Full text...
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PM urges alternatives to constitutional basis if Libyan elections remains blocked
22 september 2022 - 17:30:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reaffirmed here Thursday his government's commitment [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied promulgates new electoral law
16 september 2022 - 18:35:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - With three months to go before early parliamentary elections, Tunisian President Kaïs Saied has made fundamental [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper links scale of corruption uncovered by Prosecutor to internal conflict in Libya
21 august 2022 - 17:51:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The statistics on corruption in Libya unveiled recently by the Libyan Prosecutor General, Seddik Al-Sour, indicated [...] Full text...
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Libyan MP blasts former UN Special Adviser for her criticism of Libya's political class
15 august 2022 - 12:51:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan Parliament, Youssef al-Agouri, has rejected criticisms [...] Full text...
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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association
11 august 2022 - 08:33:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...
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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
04 august 2022 - 13:15:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...
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Mali junta condemns 'hateful and defamatory' remarks by French President Macron
01 august 2022 - 13:47:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the utmost rigour" the "hateful and defamatory remarks" of French [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Islamist movement denies accusations of terrorist financing, money laundering
07 july 2022 - 18:38:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Tunisian Islamist Movement (Ennahdha), Imed Khemiri, refuted here Thursday accusations of suspected [...] Full text...
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Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders hold closed door meeting in Nairobi
05 july 2022 - 16:56:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and Ethiopian top leaders on Tuesday held a closed door meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Military pull out of political scene
04 july 2022 - 19:01:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military leader Lt Gen. Abdul Fatah Burhan has pulled out of an ongoing political dialogue, [...] Full text...
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Morocco's humanist approach to migration issue clears it of accusations after Nador assault
01 july 2022 - 17:58:27Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Kingdom of Morocco's approach to the migration issue is based on a cardinal paradigm centred [...] Full text...
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Libya on hold after Geneva meetings end without signature on constitutional document for elections ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
30 june 2022 - 19:25:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and the chairman of the High [...] Full text...
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US diplomats unveil mechanism to manage gov't spending in Libya to chairman of Libyan parliamentary committee
22 june 2022 - 16:37:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An economic team from the US embassy in Libya revealed during a meeting with the chairman [...] Full text...
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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls
05 june 2022 - 19:03:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...
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US slams Tunisian president Saied for dismissal of 57 judges
03 june 2022 - 09:23:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has slammed Tunisia's President Kais Saied for dismissing 57 judges and amending the rules governing [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president Saied fires 57 judges
02 june 2022 - 11:26:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 57 magistrates accusing them of "obstructing [...] Full text...
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Libya News Agency takes issue with accusations by some African leaders that Libya is fuelling terrorism in region
30 may 2022 - 19:10:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan News Agency (LANA) has strongly reacted to some African leaders who, at the African [...] Full text...
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Libya rejects Amnesty International report on security body
19 may 2022 - 14:29:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A recent Amnesty International (AI) report on alleged human rights abuses by Libyan security officials was [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces lack of credibility of AI report linking security officials to human rights violations
12 may 2022 - 20:29:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the government of national unity has [...] Full text...
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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk
06 may 2022 - 16:15:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender Madi [...] Full text...
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The next UN envoy to Libya will be an African, according to Western sources
03 may 2022 - 15:53:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The next Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Libya and head of the United [...] Full text...
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FIFA sanctions Algerian Football Federation
28 april 2022 - 16:33:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a series of events [...] Full text...
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FIFA Sanctions Algerian Football Federation
28 april 2022 - 14:45:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has fined the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a series of events [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences
15 april 2022 - 12:53:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Malian army rejects accusations of abuses by soldiers in central Mali
06 april 2022 - 14:37:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) have rejected accusations of exactions in Moura, in the Mopti region, [...] Full text...
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France Médias Monde deplores procedure of Mali to suspend RFI and France 24
17 march 2022 - 15:30:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French Médias Monde group, which owns Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 television, had [...] Full text...
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Two Lebanese businessmen in Guinea being investigated for alleged terrorist financing
08 march 2022 - 13:21:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeal, Alphonse Charles Wright, announced on Monday the [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper looks for options in power struggle between rival governments
05 march 2022 - 17:57:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The existence of two rival governments in Libya, after the adoption by Parliament of a new [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian migrant accuses Greek coast guard of throwing him overboard
18 february 2022 - 16:15:32Athens, Greece (PANA) - A Cameroonian migrant has accused Greek coastguards of throwing him and two other men into the [...] Full text...
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South African academic embroiled in sex scandal
15 february 2022 - 12:05:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A prominent South African academic has been forced to take unpaid leave from Harvard [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Algeria to end 'unrelenting crackdown' on dissent
10 february 2022 - 08:17:53Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Algeria to end its unrelenting crackdown on all forms [...] Full text...
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Baratelli: Accusations against Morocco in Pegasus case are false and unfounded
27 january 2022 - 19:33:04Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - French lawyer Olivier Baratelli said here Thursday an investigation conducted in France has shown that the [...] Full text...
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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia
22 january 2022 - 14:38:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker announces roadmap for elections in Libya
17 january 2022 - 15:24:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, said here Monday a new [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS EOM mission congratulates President elect Adama Barrow
07 december 2021 - 14:52:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observer Mission (EOM) head, Ernest Bai Koroma, also former President of Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...
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Algeria moving on dangerously slippery slope in relations with Morocco
04 november 2021 - 20:52:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Algeria is moving on a dangerously slippery slope in its relations with Morocco that could plunge [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight concerns about elections, expectations for Paris Conference
31 october 2021 - 17:56:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's scheduled 24 December elections, which has never been so uncertain, with the continued disagreements between the [...] Full text...
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UK minister restates support for Sudan’s transition to full democracy
21 october 2021 - 08:38:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Kingdom has renewed its commitment to support Sudan’s transition to democracy. UK Minister for Africa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Decision to expel UN staff could put aid operations at risk
02 october 2021 - 05:44:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The decision to expel United Nations staff from Ethiopia could affect aid distribution in the war-torn [...] Full text...
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Rival demonstrations rock Tunis
26 september 2021 - 18:30:27Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators on Sunday held two rival rallies in Tunis as President Kaïs Saied's monopoly [...] Full text...
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US National Security Adviser speaks with Sudanese PM Hamdok
24 september 2021 - 19:03:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, on Friday spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on [...] Full text...
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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition
09 september 2021 - 16:08:49Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...
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The "444th Brigade" of Libyan army commits to ceasefire
05 september 2021 - 16:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan elite armed unit, known as Brigade 444, Saturday announced its commitment to respect the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: African Union rejects ‘lethargy’ in Tigray conflict resolution
04 september 2021 - 21:45:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has rejected accusations of lethargic handling of the crisis in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil minister, head of oil company clash over composition of board for company
03 september 2021 - 10:58:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences between the Libyan Minister of Oil, Mohamed Aoun and the Chairman of the Board of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrea rejects US' 'utterly baseless allegations' against its Defence Forces chief
24 august 2021 - 07:06:55Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrea has rejected the "utterly baseless allegations" by the US in which it sanctions the Chief [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL rejects accusation of deviation from LPDF roadmap
15 august 2021 - 06:14:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has refuted accusations raised against it in some [...] Full text...
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Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs discusses with Libyan Prosecutor accusations of mistreatment of illegal migrants
11 august 2021 - 23:02:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangoush on Wednesday reviewed with Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...
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UN Envoy to Libya warns of repercussions of not adopting constitutional basis for elections
11 august 2021 - 12:04:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Ján [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief
04 august 2021 - 16:58:15Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...
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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia
30 july 2021 - 22:32:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...
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Discussions on Libya's electoral legislation turn into tug of war between Parliament and High State Council (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
29 july 2021 - 20:43:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The approaches of the two assemblies in Libya, the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF
20 april 2021 - 19:29:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’ - UN
08 april 2021 - 04:59:57New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region remains “dire”, the Spokesperson for the UN [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: WFP seeks US$170 million to respond to food security emergency in Tigray
25 march 2021 - 07:38:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to vulnerable [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian rights group says 'over 100' civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers
24 march 2021 - 12:37:31Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says information it collected during its preliminary investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy says soldiers who committed atrocities in Tigray to be held accountable
23 march 2021 - 18:00:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday that soldiers found to have committed "atrocities" [...] Full text...
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Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo: UNHCR
19 march 2021 - 12:01:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning about an alarming increase in the number [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people
16 march 2021 - 10:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN rights chief calls for probe in Tigray rights abuses
05 march 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't approves ‘first step’ towards Tigray emergency assistance
09 february 2021 - 07:11:19New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament passes vote of confidence in new Tunisian gov't of PM Mechichi
27 january 2021 - 10:11:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After marathon debates of almost 14 hours almost without interruption, the Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday passed [...] Full text...
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African Union calls for restraint over Kenya-Somalia border fighting
26 january 2021 - 14:19:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has called for restraint following intense fighting along the Kenya-Somalia border [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Sudan says more Ethiopian refugees arriving in Blue Nile State
24 january 2021 - 13:10:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An official of the Sudanese Commission for Refugees in the Blue Nile State, Al-Jaili Al-Hindi Al-Sharif, [...] Full text...
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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation
22 january 2021 - 17:27:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation
16 january 2021 - 08:34:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
15 january 2021 - 04:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Libya commemorates 69th anniversary of independence
23 december 2020 - 23:28:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Thursday commemorates the 69th anniversary of its independence, one year before the general election agreed [...] Full text...
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Greece accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali immigration into its country
09 december 2020 - 12:32:15Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece has formally accused Turkey and some NGOs of facilitating the immigration of Somalis into its [...] Full text...
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UN reiterates call on Libyan warring parties to respect ceasefire after security incidents
08 december 2020 - 13:01:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN is calling on the warring parties in Libya to respect ceasefire agreements and ensure [...] Full text...
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Extended meeting recommends search for mechanism to lift freezing of oil revenues in Libya
01 december 2020 - 20:34:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting presided by Fayez Al-Sarraj, chairman of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of [...] Full text...
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ANC calls for “immediate release” of two political figures arrested last weekend in Lomé
30 november 2020 - 17:00:22Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The National Alliance for Change (ANC), one of Togo's leading political parties, in a statement in [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliamentarians' meeting in Morocco, accusations between NOC and Central Bank highlighted in the news
28 november 2020 - 19:48:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week covered the war with statements between the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) [...] Full text...
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. Libyan rights bodies denounce hate speech against a local cultural group
26 november 2020 - 15:53:11Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan human rights organisations have denounced what they consider as "hate speech" by the General Authority [...] Full text...
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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists
03 november 2020 - 22:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election
03 november 2020 - 16:24:30South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...
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Tanzania’s president urges compatriots to move away from partisan battlegrounds
01 november 2020 - 13:18:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s president John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday appealed to his compatriots to put aside [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma ordered to pay massive legal fees
30 october 2020 - 17:06:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s legal woes continue to mount. The Supreme Court of [...] Full text...
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Tanzanians go to the polls Wednesday
26 october 2020 - 13:20:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanians, in their thousands, are set to cast their votes on Wednesday to elect [...] Full text...
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65 organisations call for immediate release of Iwacu journalists in Burundi
22 october 2020 - 22:39:46Paris, France (PANA) - Sixty-five organisations Thursday called for the immediate and unconditional release of four journalists of Iwacu, a [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma's foundation slams senior judge
25 september 2020 - 15:46:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Jacob Zuma Foundation has issued a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Justice Raymond [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Government denies preventing Yacouba Isaac Zida, former Prime Minister of the Transition from returning home
25 september 2020 - 15:35:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government Friday denied preventing former transitional Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida from returning [...] Full text...
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Former president Zuma ordered to appear before South Africa's anti-graft commission
21 september 2020 - 13:05:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday ordered former President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...
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Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary rejects Amnesty International's accusations
16 september 2020 - 13:28:15Rabat , Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) has rejected Amnesty International's accusations, deploring the organisation's [...] Full text...
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Angry Tunisian president lashes out at politicians 'collaborating with Zionists'
03 september 2020 - 10:28:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Wednesday severely criticised Tunisian parties and politicians, calling them "traitors and [...] Full text...
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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims
30 august 2020 - 17:11:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Presidential Council calls for constitutional solutions for sustainable institutions in Libya
26 august 2020 - 20:33:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj Wednesday [...] Full text...
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France calls on Libyan belligerents to enforce durable ceasefire deal
22 august 2020 - 00:13:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The French ministry of foreign affairs Friday called on Libyan actors involved in conflict to effectively [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma sued for maintenance by estranged wife
18 august 2020 - 12:31:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is being sued by one of his wives [...] Full text...
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UN Representative in Guinea Bissau urges political leaders to enact reforms
11 august 2020 - 06:10:34New York, US (PANA) - Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top court rules against former President Zuma
07 august 2020 - 12:54:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's appeal against a High [...] Full text...
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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence
25 july 2020 - 13:47:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...
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Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy
25 july 2020 - 05:50:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained [...] Full text...
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90-year-old woman accused on being a witch lynched in northern Ghana
24 july 2020 - 23:43:04Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch was Thursday lynched at Kafaba, near Salaga, in [...] Full text...
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RSF denounces arrest of investigation journalist in Zimbabwe
22 july 2020 - 22:27:43Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday denounced the arrest Monday in Harare of Hopewell Chin'ono, a Zimbabwean [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Former President Aziz accused of trying to hand over an island to a Qatari prince
13 july 2020 - 15:02:50Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CEP), charged with carrying out investigations into his governance for 11 [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid
10 july 2020 - 11:19:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...
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Kenyan parliament opens investigation into inaccurate laboratory results
01 july 2020 - 23:18:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan parliament Wednesday opened an investigation into the accuracy of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted by [...] Full text...
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Rwandan papers highlight passing of Burundian President Nkurunziza
13 june 2020 - 16:08:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The untimely death of Burundi's leader, Pierre Nkurunziza, earlier Monday hit front pages of Rwandan newspapers [...] Full text...
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France concerned with extrajudicial killing accusations in antiterrorist fight in Sahel
10 june 2020 - 22:51:41Paris, France (PANA) - The French foreign affairs ministry Wednesday expressed concern with allegations by Amnesty International of exactions against [...] Full text...
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EAC lauds peaceful Burundi elections
26 may 2020 - 13:46:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday congratulated the Government and the people of Burundi for [...] Full text...
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Burundi's ruling party heads to overwhelming victory in 20 May triple polls
22 may 2020 - 16:00:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) ruling party [...] Full text...
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CFI denounces maintaining Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou in prison
19 may 2020 - 22:19:08Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The CFi Development Medias agency Tuesday condemned the continued imprisonment of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou whose [...] Full text...
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Journalists' Union slams MP for hate speech against freedom of speech in Tunisia
16 may 2020 - 12:34:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) on Friday condemned what it called "insults uttered by [...] Full text...
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Burundi's presidential candidates seek to tackle identical issues in campaign for 20 May election
10 may 2020 - 17:43:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Youth unemployment, agriculture and livestock farming, infrastructure, economic development, the fight against corruption and cronyism are [...] Full text...
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