Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon
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EC adds four persons to EU sanctions list for threatening peace, stability and security of Sudan
16 december 2024 - 12:56:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved additional restrictive measures against four individuals, in view of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'
04 december 2024 - 11:09:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
22 november 2024 - 08:30:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant
21 november 2024 - 14:54:03The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant of arrest for Hamas leader for role in 7 October attacks in Israel
21 november 2024 - 14:32:16The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
20 november 2024 - 04:58:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Leading Interpol fugitive arrested in Johannesburg
19 november 2024 - 15:10:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday said it had intercepted an unidentified [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist
19 october 2024 - 12:43:41Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...
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ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district
05 october 2024 - 12:47:40The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...
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IMF approves 40-month US$210 million ECF for Liberia
26 september 2024 - 10:06:01Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$210 million as an Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya
01 september 2024 - 04:26:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit
27 august 2024 - 14:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...
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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 Interior Ministry to provide security for Central Bank
24 august 2024 - 12:05:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...
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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group
23 august 2024 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns the execution of four minors in Somalia
23 august 2024 - 06:24:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF ) announced on Thursday that four young people in Puntland, [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African police arrest suspected kidnappers
05 august 2024 - 17:06:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African police have rescued a businessman and arrested eight kidnappers, including three Tanzanian nationals [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources
24 july 2024 - 18:41:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...
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Human rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts
18 july 2024 - 18:39:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African [...] Full text...
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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli
14 july 2024 - 15:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...
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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists
12 july 2024 - 06:04:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital
11 july 2024 - 09:06:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported [...] Full text...
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CAF mourns Egyptian player, Ahmed Refaat
07 july 2024 - 11:55:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday conveyed messages of condolence following the death of Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
27 june 2024 - 05:50:50New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali
24 june 2024 - 11:34:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, [...] Full text...
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Malian authorities arrest opposition party leaders for 'clandestine meeting'
24 june 2024 - 11:24:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 11 political leaders, members of the opposition platform known as the "Joint Declaration [...] Full text...
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More than 115,000 candidates write baccalauréate in Libya
23 june 2024 - 12:37:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 115,110 students on Sunday began the final examinations for the first session of the secondary [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists
20 june 2024 - 08:34:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...
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ICC member states reject 'intimidation efforts'
18 june 2024 - 06:22:49New York, US (PANA) - Ninety-three member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have declared their “unwavering support” for the [...] Full text...
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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants
21 may 2024 - 10:29:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...
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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)
20 may 2024 - 13:46:45The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu
20 may 2024 - 12:37:55The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia
20 may 2024 - 07:19:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] 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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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Libyan diplomat says collaboration with ICC does not replace national sovereignty
15 may 2024 - 11:22:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal [...] Full text...
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800 evidence of crimes committed in Libya collected by ICC,- Karim Khan
14 may 2024 - 18:19:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, has said that the Court's teams have been [...] Full text...
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Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights
10 may 2024 - 06:36:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up [...] Full text...
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'Israeli forces bringing war to the West Bank', warns UN rights office
09 may 2024 - 05:41:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased [...] Full text...
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Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding
03 may 2024 - 14:34:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few [...] Full text...
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Former CAR president François Bozizé must face trial for crimes against humanity - Amnesty International
01 may 2024 - 07:08:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Guinea Bissau to arrest former president of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system
19 april 2024 - 05:25:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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Two bodies recovered and 942 illegal migrants intercepted off Tunisian coast
13 april 2024 - 16:29:20Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units have recovered two bodies, foiled 23 attempts at illegal migration and intercepted 942 [...] Full text...
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Two police officers killed in terrorist attack in central Mali
27 march 2024 - 16:16:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two police officers were killed and another wounded this Monday in a terrorist attack on a [...] 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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Nigerian soldiers raze community after youths abduct, behead their colleagues
18 march 2024 - 06:38:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Irate Nigerian soldiers have razed Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Niger [...] Full text...
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Senegal's main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, his right-hand man freed
15 march 2024 - 11:01:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's main opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his right-hand man and PASTEF party [...] Full text...
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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International
19 february 2024 - 05:35:36The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist
02 february 2024 - 07:01:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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US offers $5 million for information on arrest of former Sudan minister Harum
30 january 2024 - 06:38:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is designating Sudan’s former Minister of State for the Interior [...] Full text...
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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF
23 january 2024 - 16:01:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...
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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW
22 january 2024 - 08:28:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...
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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)
19 january 2024 - 22:27:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...
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Burundi swears in seven-member new Electoral Commission
17 january 2024 - 15:47:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office. They comprise Prospère [...] Full text...
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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released
16 january 2024 - 09:03:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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Arrest of "governor of Daech in Libya" welcomed by PM
05 january 2024 - 14:44:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has hailed the [...] Full text...
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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods
03 january 2024 - 16:01:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso government calls on ECOWAS to respect choices of the people
02 january 2024 - 17:22:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso Tuesday called on the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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Greece to deport fugitive wanted on terrorism charges to Morocco
29 december 2023 - 12:37:02Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities are set to deport Mohamed Boudarka, who is wanted in a terrorism case, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence
29 december 2023 - 05:50:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...
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France cancels decree extraditing François Compaoré to Burkina Faso
22 december 2023 - 16:52:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has cancelled the extradition decree of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso, where he is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian troops on “highest state of alert” in Niger Delta as militants kill 4 soldiers, 2 drivers, kidnap 2 South Koreans
13 december 2023 - 15:44:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Militants in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region began a renewed offensive in Rivers State, ambushing and killing four [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)
11 december 2023 - 17:48:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone lifts indefinite curfew as calm restored after Sunday's 'unrest'
27 november 2023 - 10:51:36Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has lifted the indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on the country following [...] Full text...
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LEAD: ECOWAS condemns 'disturbances' in Sierra Leone
26 november 2023 - 17:40:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing unrest in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...
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Libyan army arrests smugglers, 120 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
20 november 2023 - 11:58:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several smugglers and 120 illegal migrants of African nationalities, lost in the middle of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)
18 november 2023 - 06:58:13Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...
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Former Ghanaian striker dies after cardiac arrest during match
12 november 2023 - 07:33:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A former striker of Ghana's national football team, Raphael Dwamena, died in Albania after collapsing on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: South Africa Jewish Board slams Pretoria's stance on Israel
10 november 2023 - 06:49:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has lamented calls for the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Libyan delegate to the UN denounces lack of progress in ICC's work in his country
09 november 2023 - 12:30:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative on the United Nations Security Council, Taher El-Sonni, says that there is nothing [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN warns against yet another ethnic-based killing in West Darfur region
09 november 2023 - 08:27:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Wednesday said it has received disturbing reports of militias targeting and killing civilians [...] Full text...
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South African Foreign Minister calls for Israeli PM Netenyahu's arrest
08 november 2023 - 12:29:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has called for a warrant of arrest [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Warring parties commit to facilitate humanitarian assistance but fail to agree ceasefire
08 november 2023 - 05:41:28Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties -- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- have made commitments [...] Full text...
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Moroccan intelligence tip-off leads to arrest of radicalised national in Spain
04 november 2023 - 15:54:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Thanks to close cooperation with the Moroccan security services, the Spanish services have arrested a Moroccan [...] Full text...
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UNESCO flags 'worrying rise' in violence against journalists during election periods
02 november 2023 - 18:44:31Paris, France (PANA) - New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests
02 november 2023 - 07:55:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister
19 october 2023 - 11:13:00The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan, has dropped all charges against Mr [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL concerned by armed clashes in Benghazi in eastern Libya
09 october 2023 - 17:53:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed its concern about the armed clashes [...] Full text...
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Communications, Internet services interrupted in Benghazi following armed clashes
07 october 2023 - 13:54:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Communication and internet services have been interrupted for the second consecutive day in the eastern Libyan [...] Full text...
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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial
30 september 2023 - 19:05:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities
18 september 2023 - 15:04:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...
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Mandela’s childhood farmhouse stripped by vandals
14 september 2023 - 10:40:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s childhood farmhouse in the Eastern Cape has been striped by vandals who [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Military junta releases ousted President Bongo from house arrest on medical grounds
07 september 2023 - 08:37:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's military junta on Wednesday announced that ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house [...] Full text...
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People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square: UN
06 september 2023 - 07:06:54Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many [...] Full text...
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UN experts urge Libyan National Army to halt forced evictions, demolitions in Benghazi
05 september 2023 - 12:03:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN exprts have urged the Libyan National Army (LNA) to "immediately" cease the forcible eviction of [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Military junta announces reopening of borders
02 september 2023 - 18:41:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon military junta announced on Saturday that the country's borders closed following the coup that ousted [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: AU suspends Gabon with immediate effect after overthrow of President Bongo
01 september 2023 - 08:51:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon from all its activities with immediate effect following [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances
31 august 2023 - 06:58:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Gabon coup makers name Gen. Oligui Nguema as country's new leader
31 august 2023 - 06:23:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers who ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday have named General Brice [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Gabon coup: UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses (Eds: Adds UN chief's reaction)
30 august 2023 - 19:55:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday "firmly condemned" the coup in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of [...] Full text...
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2ND LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise' (Eds: Adds reaction of AU para 8-11)
30 august 2023 - 15:36:53Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Ousted Gabonese President Bongo urges 'friends' to 'make noise'
30 august 2023 - 13:56:40Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who senior military officers said they ousted from power on Wednesdsay, has [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist
30 august 2023 - 06:15:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...
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UN rights body flags deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia
29 august 2023 - 14:32:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday flagged the deteriorating human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe
28 august 2023 - 06:19:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful resolution of an election dispute in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa hosts China's Xi ahead of BRICS Summit
22 august 2023 - 10:08:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hosted his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping on [...] Full text...
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World leaders arrive in South Africa for BRICS Summit
21 august 2023 - 11:45:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders have begun arriving in South Africa ahead of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect re-arrested in South Africa
16 august 2023 - 12:52:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema, who was arrested near Cape Town earlier this year, [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
15 august 2023 - 05:42:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Former President Zuma returns to prison, but is immediately released
11 august 2023 - 07:12:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma on Friday morning returned to prison to serve [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns
02 august 2023 - 06:31:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't
01 august 2023 - 12:38:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
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Ghana special prosecutor arrests former Sanitation and Water Resources minister over suspected corruption
24 july 2023 - 13:21:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Special Prosecutor has placed Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, under arrest for [...] Full text...
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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported
19 july 2023 - 18:31:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] 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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Ramaphosa releases confidential Putin affidavit
19 july 2023 - 08:47:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned by “nuclear war talk” from a top [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya welcomes release of former finance minister Boumtari
16 july 2023 - 12:47:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the release of former finance [...] Full text...
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Zuma's foundation rubbishes reports that he will return to jail
14 july 2023 - 07:37:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Jacob Zuma Foundation on Friday rejected speculation that the former President will return [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICC launches investigation into surging violence in Darfur
14 july 2023 - 05:12:05New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that he is investigating [...] Full text...
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South Africa to host BRICS curtain-raiser next week
12 july 2023 - 09:15:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will host the 2023 BRICS Political Party Plus Dialogue under the theme, [...] Full text...
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Trucks torched on second anniversary of former South African Zuma's arrest
10 july 2023 - 10:07:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces after several trucks [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants
07 july 2023 - 06:02:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...
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Burundi fails to present country's human rights report
04 july 2023 - 12:45:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid
04 july 2023 - 12:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President promises to 'shed full light' on last month's violent demonstrations
04 july 2023 - 11:52:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has promised that investigations will continue to shed "all possible [...] Full text...
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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief
24 june 2023 - 06:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities arrest Chinese crypto-currency miners
22 june 2023 - 14:41:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan public prosecutor's office has announced the discovery of several sites used for mining crypto-currency [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa
21 june 2023 - 09:45:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Smugglers ‘will take you anywhere’ (Feature by UN News)
18 june 2023 - 05:38:36Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Call a friend with a connection, get a passport in 24 hours, and hand over some [...] Full text...
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African leaders arrive in Kyiv on peace mission to end Russian-Ukrainian war
16 june 2023 - 12:06:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Seven African leaders are in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in an ambitious peace mission [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil
09 june 2023 - 16:41:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...
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20 terrorists wanted in Burkina Faso
09 june 2023 - 15:42:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Ministry of Security Thursday promised a reward of between 100 and 180 million [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide fugitive faces more charges in South Africa
09 june 2023 - 10:48:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, the Rwandan national accused of genocide on Friday appeared before the Cape Town [...] Full text...
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UN tribunal declares Rwanda genocide suspect unfit for trial
07 june 2023 - 12:34:22The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has ruled that Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan genocide [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa appears in court
02 june 2023 - 12:35:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishemaappeared in a Cape Town court on Friday where he [...] Full text...
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South African opposition party seeks court order to have Russian president Putin arrested
31 may 2023 - 12:50:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed an application with the Gauteng [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan govt, seurity offiials meet to monitor security situation in Libya's west coast regions
30 may 2023 - 18:02:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top government and security offiials met here Tuesday' to monitor the situation in the west coast regions, [...] Full text...
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Russian President Putin cleared to attend BRICS Summit in South Africa
30 may 2023 - 08:44:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has declared diplomatic immunity for delegates attending the BRICS foreign Ministers meeting [...] Full text...
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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres
25 may 2023 - 17:54:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...
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Leadimg Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa
25 may 2023 - 12:39:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, one of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives, has been arrested in [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa to lead African delegation to Russia/Ukraine peace talks
17 may 2023 - 09:13:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he will lead a delegation of African heads [...] Full text...
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Malian movement expresses outrage at UN report on Malian army's military operation in Moura, central Mali
15 may 2023 - 18:53:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pro-government movement, "Yerewolo debout sur les remparts", in a communiqué obtained by PANA on Monday [...] Full text...
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South Africa slams US over Russia arms supply claims
13 may 2023 - 07:05:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says US ambassador Reuben Brigety "admitted that he crossed the [...] Full text...
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Togo's FM awarded medal of Commander of National Order of Mali by President of the Transition in Mali
12 may 2023 - 18:40:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pr Robert Dussey, said Friday he was happy to see [...] Full text...
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European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria
12 may 2023 - 13:58:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...
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South Africa accused of suppling Russian with weapons
12 may 2023 - 08:51:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday night said it will appoint an independent inquiry [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor announces new arrest warrants for Libya war crimes
11 may 2023 - 18:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, says the court has issued new [...] 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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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko given six months suspended jail sentence for defamation
09 may 2023 - 06:18:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar Court of Appeal on Monday handed Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, a six-month suspended jail [...] Full text...
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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms commitment to strengthening role of free, independent press in Libya
04 may 2023 - 19:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of a free and independent [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Gunfire continues to sound in Khartoum despite the extension of ceasefire
01 may 2023 - 09:40:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Loud sounds of gunfire continue to sound in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with plumes of smoke [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry, diretors review Tripoli security plan
30 april 2023 - 18:19:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi on Saturday chaired a meeting devoted to the follow-up of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Western Cape Premier warns Putin will be arrested if he visits the province
28 april 2023 - 08:19:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While the South African Government is scrambling to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa backtracks on decision to leave International Criminal Court
26 april 2023 - 11:33:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday backtracked on [...] Full text...
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Some 60 civilians killed in attack blamed on army in northern Burkina Faso
24 april 2023 - 12:46:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 60 civilians were killed last Thursday in an attack allgedly carried out by the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher
22 april 2023 - 10:35:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...
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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement, Ennahdha, arrested
18 april 2023 - 14:28:13Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested on Monday evening, lawyer [...] Full text...
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Kenyan woman arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth US$300,000
18 april 2023 - 13:06:00Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) annouced here Monday the arrest of a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Official opposition party demands answers over extradition debacle
18 april 2023 - 11:36:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Tuesday said it will be writing [...] Full text...
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US State Department aware of detention of American in Tripoli, Libya
13 april 2023 - 13:35:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department has said it is aware of reports of an American being held [...] Full text...
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Burkina Customs seize $1m in counterfeit notes and 56 fake gold bars
11 april 2023 - 14:19:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Research and Intervention Brigade, supported by the Baskuy police, seized counterfeit banknotes worth [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition party slams Dalai Lama's "child abuse"
11 april 2023 - 11:25:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African political party on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to arrest and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria outraged by UAE refusal to release prominent fugitives
08 april 2023 - 07:32:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has reacted with outrage at the refusal by the UAE [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela's grandson addresses Putin dilemma
31 march 2023 - 08:03:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has called on South [...] Full text...
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South Africa grapples with Putin dilemma
23 march 2023 - 07:59:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, says Pretoria will have to discuss the arrest [...] 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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Libyan military leaders from east and west agree to unite and support elections in 2023
16 march 2023 - 14:03:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Joint Military Commission and a number of commanders of military and security units from [...] Full text...
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Libyan civil society activist released after a week in detention in Benghazi
07 march 2023 - 10:47:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan civil society activist, Ahmed al-Tawati, has been released a week after his arrest by a [...] 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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AU, ECOWAS urge calm following post-election tensions on Nigeria (By Paul Ejime)
28 february 2023 - 19:28:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Union and ECOWAS on Tuesday called for calm and urged the Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Police arrest 4 suspects as thugs burn 2 people alive
27 february 2023 - 19:16:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Political thugs have burnt alive two persons in the wave of violence that hit the ancient [...] Full text...
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Tunisia sees wave of arrests of irregular sub-Saharan migrants
25 february 2023 - 13:32:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian judicial authorities on Friday issued 26 detention warrants against irregular sub-Saharan migrants for illegal [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests in Tunisia targets critics, opposition figures - HRW
24 february 2023 - 10:31:17Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities arrested two critics of President Kais Saied on 22 February, bringing the number of [...] Full text...
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Police officer, civilian killed in IED attack on police station in Nara, northwest Mali
21 february 2023 - 17:11:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A police officer and a mayor's officer were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack [...] 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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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 february 2023 - 14:13:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...
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South African liberation hero Steve Biko's former cellmate dead at 72
16 february 2023 - 11:06:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African activist Peter Cyril Jones, who was with liberation hero Steve Biko, [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests of opponents over "plot against state security" in Tunisia
14 february 2023 - 15:12:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities are proceeding, for several days, with a series of arrests of political opposition [...] Full text...
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Malian soldiers neutralise 'more than 80 terrorists', arrest 35 suspects
13 february 2023 - 12:16:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 80 terrorists were neutralised between 31 January and 7 February by the Malian armed [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leaders rattled after night raid on former Interior Secretary
09 february 2023 - 13:19:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leaders stayed at the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, after a [...] Full text...
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USAID denounces release of killer of two workers; calls for his rearrest
04 february 2023 - 12:30:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strongly denounced the recent release of a Sudanese [...] Full text...
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US calls on Sudan to rearrest killer of USAID staff
03 february 2023 - 08:12:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has asked Sudan to rearrest Abdel-Ra’uf Abuzaid, the Sudanese national convicted of the 2008 [...] Full text...
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US 'deeply concerned' over Sudan's release of convicted murderer of USAID workers
02 february 2023 - 06:30:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed deep concern over Sudan's 30 January release of Abdel-Ra’uf Abuzaid, one [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat meets Rwandan Foreign minister
02 february 2023 - 06:11:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...
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Pope decries conflicts, economic exploitation in DR Congo
31 january 2023 - 19:46:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the [...] Full text...
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Killer of several people in Mali arrested in August 2021 confesses to his crimes
30 january 2023 - 16:24:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Aldjouma Touré, killer of eleven people, including one in Bamako and ten others in the town of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)
30 january 2023 - 12:27:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Tanker driver, mate and vehicle go missing
27 january 2023 - 20:00:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A driver and his apprentice have gone missing since last Sunday, along with their 15,000-litre [...] Full text...
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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse
25 january 2023 - 14:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...
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Tunisian opposition figure arrested at his home
21 january 2023 - 18:31:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian police broke into the home of lawyer Seif Eddine Makhlouf, a fierce opponent of Tunisian [...] Full text...
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Sixty women kidnapped in Burkina Faso's Sahel (Update)
19 january 2023 - 20:25:32Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Djibo said on Thursday that the [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS, takes over Central Bank Governor’s Office, denies allegation ofnvasion
16 january 2023 - 19:45:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), have formally taken charge of the Abuja [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Government condemns bombing in Kasindi, North Kivu
16 january 2023 - 16:29:00Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government has condemned the bomb attack perpetrated on Sunday 14 January, 2023, on a [...] Full text...
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US offers $10 million for Information on terrorists responsible for 2019 attack on Nairobi hotel
13 january 2023 - 05:32:38Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is offering up to $10 million dollars for information leading to the arrest [...] Full text...
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US offers $10 million for information on perpetrators of 2020 Kenya terrorist attack
06 january 2023 - 05:38:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for [...] Full text...
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Five people killed in terrorist attack in Mali
04 january 2023 - 14:01:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five people, two Civil Protection agents and three civilians, were killed and another wounded in a [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International applauds lifting of ban on political rallies in Tanzania
04 january 2023 - 06:29:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has applauded the Tanzanian government’s decision to lift the blanket ban on political [...] Full text...
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At least 28 people killed in reprisals in northwest Burkina Faso
03 january 2023 - 13:52:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 28 civilians were killed on Friday night in the town of Nouna in [...] Full text...
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