Prominent openly gay South African imam shot dead
17 february 2025 - 07:53:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The murder of the world’s first openly gay imam has sent shockwaves around the South [...] Full text...
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Attempted assassination in Tripoli of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs condemned
13 february 2025 - 12:22:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The attempted assassination of Libya's Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa, in Tripoli has [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s Foreign Minister calls for clear focus on shared goals of peace, and justice in Palestine
09 august 2024 - 14:28:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gambians Abroad, has urged that the 15th Session [...] 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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South African Minister calls for restraint following Trump shooting
17 july 2024 - 08:21:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations and Co-operation Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the assassination attempt [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa condemns attempted assassination of Trump
14 july 2024 - 12:27:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the attempted assassination of former United States President Donald [...] Full text...
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Senegalese general honoured by Burundi's Head of State
01 july 2024 - 14:03:38Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On the occasion of the festivities to mark the 62nd anniversary of national independence, Burundi's Head [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM honours citizen who handed over archaeological piece to Antiquities Authority
19 february 2024 - 14:59:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, on Monday honoured Mounir Hassan al-Barki, a citizen for [...] Full text...
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Burundi's Vice-President to attend the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome
26 january 2024 - 16:30:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Vice-President Prosper Bazombanza left Bujumbura on Thursday evening for Rome to take part in the [...] Full text...
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Thomas Sankara file: An international network asks France to declassify secret defence documents
12 december 2023 - 18:00:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On Tuesday, the international network Justice for Thomas Sankara Justice for Africa called on France [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)
21 august 2023 - 19:00:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF denies involvement in murder of Governor in Darfur
16 june 2023 - 19:45:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has countered statement by the Sudanese army distancing itself from [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Hani's widow marks 30th annivesary of his assassination
10 april 2023 - 16:44:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The widow of murdered South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani on Monday took [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper takes issue with calls by some Libyan politicians to reduce Libya's diplomatic presence in Africa
17 march 2023 - 17:21:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Alsabaah" (Le Matin) has taken exception to "statements and insinuations" of some Libyan [...] Full text...
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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension
16 february 2023 - 22:22:28Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of aid to Eswatini and [...] Full text...
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Botswana honors Eswatini’s slain human rights defender
10 february 2023 - 15:39:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Slain Eswatini human rights defender Thulani Maseko has inspired Botswana’s civil society to gear up its [...] Full text...
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Two Médecins Sans Frontières employees killed in Burkina Faso
09 february 2023 - 13:54:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two employees of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) were killed on Wednesday in an attack by [...] Full text...
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South Africans outraged at murder of eSwatini lawyer
25 january 2023 - 16:28:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer [...] 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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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'
18 january 2023 - 11:50:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso wants to strengthen its cooperation with Russia in the fight against terrorism
21 december 2022 - 14:05:20Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela said on Tuesday that Burkina [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case
13 december 2022 - 14:08:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean Transitional President Dadis Camara arrested
27 september 2022 - 17:55:55Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the 2009 transition, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, was arrested on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea
22 august 2022 - 12:04:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan elections body says resisting attempted external infiltration
12 august 2022 - 17:31:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – There are attempts to compromise the servers, databases and information systems of the Independent Electoral and [...] Full text...
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Blaise Compaoré apologises to Sankara family
26 july 2022 - 16:53:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former President Blaise Compaoré Tuesday asked for forgiveness from the family of the late Captain [...] Full text...
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Japanese diplomat praises Libyan government's efforts to contain political and security problems
24 july 2022 - 17:08:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Libya, Masaaki Amadera, on Sunday hailed the efforts [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre
15 july 2022 - 13:02:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...
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Former President Kaboré forced by supporters to abandon meeting with current president of Burkina Faso
08 july 2022 - 16:20:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered Friday in front of the home of former Burkinabe President Roch [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso junta leader invites former presidents. including convicted Compaoré, to 'high-level meeting
07 july 2022 - 06:02:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has invited the country's former presidents to [...] Full text...
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Malian army neutralises 15 suspected terrorists
26 may 2022 - 13:15:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has announced that it neutralised some 15 suspected terrorists and taken prisoners in [...] Full text...
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Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé, 26 of his officials banned from leaving the country
12 may 2022 - 11:12:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean president Alpha Condé and 26 of his collaborators who have been accused of "blood [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta
05 may 2022 - 12:14:47Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...
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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April
13 april 2022 - 16:22:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...
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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP
10 april 2022 - 14:02:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...
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1ST. LEAD: Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for assassination of Thomas Sankara
06 april 2022 - 13:44:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Military Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment [...] Full text...
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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry
06 april 2022 - 13:20:03Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Burkinabè President Compaoré jailed for life for President Sankara's assassination
06 april 2022 - 11:19:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a military tribunal [...] Full text...
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Mali sends high-level mission to Mauritania following murder of Mautanians at their border
10 march 2022 - 17:22:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has ordered an investigation into circumstances under which a number of Mauritanians were killed in [...] Full text...
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Mali announces opening of investigation into murder of Mauritanian nationals
10 march 2022 - 17:08:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Mali reacted on Wednesday evening, following "the assassination of Mauritanian citizens on [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh
03 march 2022 - 14:30:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...
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Italy expresses empathy for Libyan PM victim of assassination attempt
10 february 2022 - 20:39:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Commenting on the assassination attempt on Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Serini expressed "our [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry investigates attempted assassination of Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba
10 february 2022 - 20:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government has condemned the assassination attempt on its [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Libyan PM Al-Dbaiba survives assassination attempt: Media reports
10 february 2022 - 05:54:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has survived an apparent assassination attempt, according to media reports on Thursday. The [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa undertakes working visit to Mozambique
03 february 2022 - 14:07:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday began a brief trip to Mozambique to participate [...] Full text...
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Justice Ministry describes shooting at minister's car as 'assassination attempt'
29 january 2022 - 13:35:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has denounced the shooting by an unknown person at the minister [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Eds: New lead: Burkina Faso military announces overthrow of President Kaboré
24 january 2022 - 18:57:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military in Burkina Faso on Monday announced that it has ousted President Roch Marc Christian [...] Full text...
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Human rights NGOs in Guinea target Moussa Dadis Camara
23 december 2021 - 16:21:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than 24 hours after his return from exile on Wednesday, Guinea's former junta leader, Moussa [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former transitional president, Dadis Camara, ready to appear in court
23 december 2021 - 16:02:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the Transition, Moussa Dadis Camara, prostrated on the runway of Conakry's [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Kabinet Komara welcomes return of two former presidents of Transition
20 december 2021 - 12:49:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister under the Transition in 2009, Kabinet Komara, Monday welcomed the return [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 23rd anniversary of assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo
13 december 2021 - 20:37:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso on Monday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Norbert Zongo, an [...] Full text...
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Former heads of state Dadis Camara and Sékouba Konaté allowed to return to Guinea
01 december 2021 - 13:59:48Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after easing the detention of former President Alpha Conde (83), the president of the [...] Full text...
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Eleven defendants granted provisional release in Sankara trial
26 october 2021 - 20:38:29Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high court here Tuesday released provisionally 11 defendants facing trial in the assassination of [...] Full text...
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Trial on Thomas Sankara’s assassination reopens
25 october 2021 - 20:04:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara [...] Full text...
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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight
11 october 2021 - 18:25:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...
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Trial of assassination of Burkina Faso's charismatic military leader Thomas Sankara opens
11 october 2021 - 11:09:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of the former charismatic leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, [...] Full text...
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Youth and women of Guinea's former ruling party release of ousted president Conde
07 october 2021 - 11:16:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Forum for the Liberation of President Alpha Conde (FONAL-PRAC) on Wednesday called for the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes US' plan to increase refugee resettlement
22 september 2021 - 06:36:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean transitional president throws weight behind military junta
17 september 2021 - 11:16:58Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the 2009-2010 transition in Guinea, General Sékouba Konaté, on Thursday welcomed the overthrow [...] Full text...
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Gambia, UN condemn coup d’etat in Guinea
06 september 2021 - 06:18:37Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has condemned the overthrow of Guinean President Alpha Condé and the dissolution of government on [...] Full text...
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Libyan VP satisfied with African tour focusing on border security, fight against illegal immigration
26 august 2021 - 17:33:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Vice President of the Presidential Council, Moussa al-Koni, has described as "successful" his African tour, [...] Full text...
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President Hichilema’s win inspires Botswana’s minority opposition
16 august 2021 - 17:47:51Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Alliance for Progressives (AP), Botswana’s minority opposition political party, has been inspired by Zambia’s President elect [...] Full text...
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Young man beheaded by unknown assailants in the Malian town of Fana
06 august 2021 - 19:44:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A young man, named Aguibou Bagayoko, was beheaded by unknown assailants on Sunday night in the [...] Full text...
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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya
27 july 2021 - 22:53:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats
13 june 2021 - 12:56:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Chad's Interim leader, Deby, in Nigeria meets with Buhari
14 may 2021 - 13:22:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President of Chad’s Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Friday made his second foreign [...] Full text...
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France to send last batch of evidence requested by investigating judge in Thomas Sankara case
15 april 2021 - 18:58:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Embassy in Burkina Faso will hand over, next Saturday, the third and last [...] Full text...
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Suspect in the assassination of CMA president arrested in Bamako
15 april 2021 - 18:50:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man suspected in the assassination of the president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA, [...] Full text...
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Malian PM condemns the assassination of CMA President
14 april 2021 - 16:57:28Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, has condemned the assassination, on Tuesday in Bamako, of the current [...] Full text...
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Unidentified armed men kill CMA acting president in Bamako
13 april 2021 - 17:33:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), a former rebel group and one [...] Full text...
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Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré indicted in assassination of Thomas Sankara
13 april 2021 - 15:54:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré and 13 other persons have been indicted in the case [...] Full text...
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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era
20 march 2021 - 19:01:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Vice President Mohadi resigns
01 march 2021 - 17:36:45Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned from his post with immediate effect in the wake [...] Full text...
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DRC govt appeals to international community for support to fight armed groups
24 february 2021 - 00:05:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The National Network of DRC Rights NGOs (RENADHOC) Tuesday called on the international community to [...] Full text...
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DR Congo engages to tighten security in high risk zones
23 february 2021 - 23:41:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Security Council, at a meeting here Tuesday presided by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, [...] Full text...
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Burundi calls assassination of Italian ambassador to neighbouring DR Congo "despicable"
23 february 2021 - 17:23:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has described as "despicable", the assassination on Monday of the Italian Ambassador to DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM condoles his Italian counterpart on death of envoy to DR Congo
23 february 2021 - 14:49:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, offered his condolences to his [...] Full text...
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DRC points to Rwandan rebels for assassination of Italian ambassador
23 february 2021 - 13:21:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed Rwandan militia based in the country's [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister escapes assassination attempt
21 february 2021 - 18:28:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Interior minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, has escaped an assassination [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya buried in Bamako
30 december 2020 - 23:48:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died 17 October in Paris of coronavirus (COVID-19), was buried [...] Full text...
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Religious commemoration held in Bujumbura for former President Pierre Buyoya
29 december 2020 - 17:21:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A mass for the rest of the soul of former Burundian president, Pierre Buyoya, was celebrated [...] Full text...
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Bujumbura, Bamako hold separate funeral ceremonies for former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya
28 december 2020 - 11:41:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A requiem mass is scheduled for Tuesday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral in Bujumbura, in memory [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya to be buried 29 December in Mali
26 december 2020 - 17:31:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on December 18 in Paris [...] Full text...
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DR Congo registers new birth of gorilla in Virunga Park
23 december 2020 - 21:23:51"Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Virunga National Park (PNVi) announced Wednesday the birth of a new gorilla in the [...] Full text...
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Funeral of late Burundi president Pierre Buyoya to be held in Mali
20 december 2020 - 16:24:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The funeral of the late Burundi president, Pierre Buyoya, will be held in Mali at a [...] Full text...
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Malian president condoles with Burundian counterpart on death of Pierre Buyoya
18 december 2020 - 23:05:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Acting President Bah N'Daw Friday sent a message of condolences to Burundi, following the death [...] Full text...
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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya dies
18 december 2020 - 19:07:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Former Burundian president Pierre Buyoya passed away early Friday in Paris, France, aged 71 after contracting [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists commemorate 16th anniversary of murder Deyda Hydara
16 december 2020 - 12:30:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian journalists on Wednesday marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of the editor and co-founder of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia celebrates 68th anniversary of assassination of nationalist
05 december 2020 - 18:41:34Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia on Saturday celebrated the 68th anniversary of the assassination of the famous trade union leader [...] 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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‘I freely resigned as AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel’ – Buyoya
26 november 2020 - 14:35:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Union's High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (Misahel), also former president of Burundi, [...] Full text...
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End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day
26 november 2020 - 05:32:55New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United [...] Full text...
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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news
14 november 2020 - 17:00:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...
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European diplomats call for urgent investigation into killing of Libyan lawyer in Benghazi
11 november 2020 - 14:13:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation in Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU Member States, accredited [...] Full text...
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US embassy in Libya concerned with assassination of lawyer Hanan al-Barassi in Benghazi
11 november 2020 - 00:07:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Tuesday expressed deep concern over the assassination of lawyer and civil [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister describes as ’horrible crime’ assassination of right activists
10 november 2020 - 23:54:21ripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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Education experts warn that violence and bullying affect one in three children
06 november 2020 - 06:37:03Paris, France (PANA) - Children face violence and bullying at school all over the world, with one in every three [...] Full text...
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Congo orders national mourning following death of former President Joachim Yhombi-Opangoy-Opango
29 october 2020 - 23:00:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Thursday declared Friday a day of national mourning of former President Joachim [...] Full text...
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Malian Muslims unhappy with French president's comments on cartoons of Prophet (PSH)
29 october 2020 - 18:48:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several hundred Muslims Wednesday expressed their displeasure at the recent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron [...] 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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Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya denounces political trial and sentence to life in peison
24 october 2020 - 12:33:20Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, current High Representative of the African Union Mission for Mali and [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Paris plead for inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis
22 october 2020 - 22:05:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan crisis was one of the main issues raised by French Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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Nigeria govt warns against anarchy in ongoing #EndSARS protests
18 october 2020 - 12:33:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned it will not allow the country to be thrown [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's widow seeks justice for late husband
15 october 2020 - 17:56:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mariam Sankara, the widow of Captain Thomas Sankara, assassinated on October 15, 1987, on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 33 years of the assassination of Thomas Sankara
14 october 2020 - 18:16:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On October 15, 1987, Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, was assassinated along with [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism
12 october 2020 - 22:03:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...
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President Trump addresses South African terror threat
15 september 2020 - 14:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump has addressed claims that Iran is considering assassinating US [...] Full text...
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Rwanda key Genocide convict dies in Senegalese Prison
02 september 2020 - 20:47:24Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the top leaders of Rwanda’s former ruling party, MRND, during the 1994 genocide, Edouard [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats
28 august 2020 - 20:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...
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First High-Level Dialogue on Humanitarian Access in Niger
23 august 2020 - 11:45:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two weeks after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of eight people, including six French [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe president condemns assassination of religious dignitary in Djibo
16 august 2020 - 11:17:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has condemned Saturday's assassination of the Grand Imam of [...] Full text...
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Fiery Tanzanian opposition politician returns home after treatment abroad
28 july 2020 - 01:34:24Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s fiery opposition politician Tundu Lissu, who was away in Belgium for treatment after [...] Full text...
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'100 Rwandan genocide suspects live in France'
27 july 2020 - 18:31:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Head of the Civil Party Collective for Rwanda, Alain Gauthier, known in France for his [...] Full text...
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Paris condemns killing of five aid workers in Nigeria
25 july 2020 - 15:59:13Paris, France (PANA) - France has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination last Wednesday of five civilians, three of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty international wants investigation into death of Ethiopian singer
02 july 2020 - 21:18:56Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to open immediate, impartial, and independent investigations into [...] Full text...
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Murdered Ethiopian singer buried Thursday
02 july 2020 - 14:31:50Ambo, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose assassination this [...] Full text...
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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman
18 june 2020 - 12:13:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...
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36 cases of suicide or suicide attempts recorded in May in Tunisia
16 june 2020 - 17:12:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of suicides or attempted suicides in May reached 36 cases of which 72% were [...] Full text...
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AU Virtual Summit: President Issoufou calls for condemnation of George Floyd assassination
12 june 2020 - 15:41:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou has called on the AU Virtual Conference on COVID held on Thursday [...] Full text...
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EU outraged by human rights violations in central Mali
10 june 2020 - 14:10:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has express indignation and deep concern at what constitutes clear human rights [...] Full text...
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Pretoria cleared of role in Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme's assassination
10 june 2020 - 10:47:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level Swedish investigation into the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Retired general soon to lead the country
26 may 2020 - 17:54:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye (52), a retired general, will take command of the Burundian state on 26 August [...] Full text...
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Wealthy Burundian businessman murdered in Bujumbura
14 may 2020 - 16:59:47Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The lifeless body of a wealthy Burundian businessman, Jackson Simbananiye Kirahwata, was discovered on Thursday morning [...] Full text...
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CENI president in Burundi's first pluralist elections dies unexpectedly
09 may 2020 - 15:33:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The president of the Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in the first pluralist elections of [...] Full text...
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Calling for UN assistance does not imply waiver of sovereignty, says Sudanese FM
28 april 2020 - 18:16:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Tuesday argued that the government was not seeking to bring in colonization via a [...] Full text...
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UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears
25 april 2020 - 05:23:13New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as [...] Full text...
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Tunisian ministry of Interior reveals existence of terrorist threats against political personalities
08 april 2020 - 22:12:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Tunisian party "Movement of the People", Zouhair Maghzaoui, Wednesday reported he had [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Apartheid-era assassin denied parole
16 march 2020 - 14:36:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man responsible for nearly sparking a full-blown race war ahead of South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM condemns assassination attempt against Sudanese PM
10 march 2020 - 21:59:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord has condemned ‘’the assassination [...] Full text...
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France condemns attack on Sudanese PM
09 march 2020 - 20:06:08Paris, France (PANA) – The French ministry of foreign affairs has ‘’strongly’’ condemned the assassination attempt on Monday in Khartoum [...] Full text...
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UN calls for probe into assassination attempt on Sudan’s PM
09 march 2020 - 19:58:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations on Monday called for prompt and transparent investigation over the attempt on the [...] Full text...
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IGAD condemns assassination attempt on Sudan’s Prime Minister Hamdouk
09 march 2020 - 17:53:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has condemned the attempt on the life of its chair and [...] Full text...
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UNAMID regrets assassination attempt on Sudanese Prime Minister
09 march 2020 - 15:13:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has expressed deep regret at the [...] Full text...
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Sudan says assassination attempt on PM 'a terrorist attack'
09 march 2020 - 12:29:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday described an attempt on the life of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk as “sabotage and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM escapes attempt on his life
09 march 2020 - 10:24:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdouk on Monday morning escaped an assassination attempt when his convoy was [...] Full text...
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Tunisian new Prime Minister announces his cabinet
20 february 2020 - 12:52:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After intense negotiations with political parties, twists and turns and a suspense worthy of a Hitchcock [...] Full text...
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Amnesty calls for independent investigation of 'suicide' in police custody of Rwandan singer
18 february 2020 - 07:43:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed shock at the alleged suicide of Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo in [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed
14 february 2020 - 16:54:15Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...
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Several associations denounce dismissal of a Congolese BBC journalist
13 february 2020 - 17:05:31Paris, France (PANA) - Several associations have strongly denounced the dismissal, for alleged "serious misconduct", of the Congolese journalist, Jacques [...] Full text...
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Belgian Prince Laurent demands payment of 50 million euros from frozen Libyan funds
10 february 2020 - 13:06:08Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prince Laurent, brother of King Philippe, on Monday denounced the behaviour of a lawyer, Jacques Coppée, [...] Full text...
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First edition of international conference "Chocri Belaid des arts" opens in Tunis
08 february 2020 - 17:02:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first edition of the international conference - Chocri Belaid des arts - started this Saturday [...] Full text...
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US President Trump's Plan for Palestine sparks concerns in Tunis
30 january 2020 - 09:16:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed "great concern" following US President Donald Trump's announcement of the "deal of the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian political parties and civil society protest in front of the Parliament against political violence
25 january 2020 - 19:48:16Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Activists of the Free Destourian party in Tunisia and many members of the civil society organizations [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Minister to decide fate of Apartheid-era assassin
23 january 2020 - 18:32:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola, says he will comply with the order [...] Full text...
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Daech terrorist threat is still present in Libya, says UN report
22 january 2020 - 14:10:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Islamic State (Daech) continues "to pose a threat to security and stability in Libya, particularly [...] Full text...
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Tunisian police foils assassination attempts against widow of Mohamed Brahmi
18 january 2020 - 00:00:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian security forces have foiled an assassination attempt against Mbarka Aouania Brahmi, widow of martyr [...] Full text...
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Excavations reveal possible mass graves on Bujumbura Public University campus
16 january 2020 - 13:44:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses Middle East crisis
10 january 2020 - 18:47:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Friday called for a peaceful resolution to the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria police on red alert over possible violence following killing of Iranian General
06 january 2020 - 07:58:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has placed all police commands and formations nationwide [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: Gambia’s Truth Commission gives hope to victims (Analysis by Momodou Jaitey, PANA correspondent)
31 december 2019 - 09:54:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As 2019 draws to an end, one of most important and biggest stories that ran in [...] Full text...
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Burundi's political class commits to 'peaceful' 2020 elections
25 december 2019 - 11:08:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As Burundi heads to crucial elections in 2020, a new code of conduct has been announced [...] Full text...
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Man who killed South African politician Chris Hani denies Polish right-wing plot
23 december 2019 - 08:46:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man responsible for nearly sparking a full-blown race war ahead of South Africa’s [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists remember slain editor
17 december 2019 - 23:22:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Journalists under the banner of the Gambia Press Union (GPU)Tuesday remembered their slain colleague, Deyda Hydara, [...] Full text...
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Guinean opposition unites against Alpha Condé
30 november 2019 - 10:30:33Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) and former minister of national reconciliation, [...] Full text...
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Burundi sets opening time for pubs in Bujumbura municipality
24 november 2019 - 13:10:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - It is with one eye on the glass, another on the watch that customers quench their [...] Full text...
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At least five Burkinabe gendarmes killed in an attack in the Sahel
04 november 2019 - 13:56:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least five Burkinabe gendarmes were killed on Monday in an attack on the Oursi [...] Full text...
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Trial of assassins begin 26 years after Burundi’s first democratically-elected president was killed
20 october 2019 - 17:38:45Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundians on Monday celebrate the 26th anniversary of the assassination of the first democratically-elected president, Melchior [...] Full text...
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After Brexit deal, European leaders tackle the issue of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean
18 october 2019 - 14:21:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - After reaching an agreement with the British on Brexit on Thursday, the leaders of the 27 [...] Full text...
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October marked by series of unsolved political crimes in Burundi
13 october 2019 - 11:55:35Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, 13 October marks the 1961 assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of national independence, [...] Full text...
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Khartoum summons Libyan chargé d'affaires following murder of two Sudanese women in Benghazi
11 october 2019 - 14:04:54Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Sudan's Foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the charge d'affaires of the Libyan embassy in Khartoum "following [...] Full text...
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Guterres renews call for answers in tragic death of former UN chief Hammarskjöld
08 october 2019 - 05:03:43New Yirk, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply committed” to continuing the investigation searching [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Young people to pay tribute to Thomas Sankara on October 13
07 october 2019 - 19:42:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Young Burkinabes and Africans will pay tribute, on October 13, to Thomas Sankara, the father [...] Full text...
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Libyan presidential council denounces air bombardments on Tripoli
27 september 2019 - 20:57:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential council of the Libyan government of national accord has strongly condemned "the continuing air [...] Full text...
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Guinea: A trial for January, ten years after the massacres
26 september 2019 - 21:57:53Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The trial for the 28 September massacres of 2009 in Guinea in a peaceful demonstration could [...] Full text...
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Angry demonstrators assassinate police commissioner in Malian central region
20 september 2019 - 14:51:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Angry demonstrators on Thursday ransacked the police station of Niono, in the Malian central region of [...] Full text...
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Belgian foreign minister accused of involvement in loss of Libyan funds from Belgian banks
19 september 2019 - 15:40:36Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders is cited directly by ex-safety agent, Nicolas Ullens de [...] Full text...
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EU Commissioner for protection of European way of living takes charge of African migration issue
12 september 2019 - 23:16:18Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - New European Commission Chairwoman German Ursula von der Leyen Thursday disclosed the establishment within the new [...] Full text...
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Blind suicide bomber behind Mogadishu Mayor assassination
09 august 2019 - 21:42:10Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A Somali activist, renowned for her campaign for people living with disability, has been identified as [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso celebrates 59th independence anniversary
05 august 2019 - 10:46:17Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 59th anniversary of its independence on Monday, but commemorative activities [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso celebrates 36th anniversary of democratic, popular revolution
04 august 2019 - 18:02:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso Sunday celebrated the 36th anniversary of the democratic and popular revolution driven by [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s gov’t urges army to release 3 former president’s hit squad
02 august 2019 - 21:13:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia, through the ministry of justice, Friday urged the army command to [...] Full text...
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10 hostages, including 2-year-old girl released in Niger
25 july 2019 - 23:06:40Maradi, Niger (PANA) - Ten hostages, including a two-year-old girl, were Thursday handed over to their families at a ceremony [...] Full text...
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Niger PM condemns assassination of Touareg leader by terrorists
17 july 2019 - 12:15:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini has condemned Monday's assassination by terrorists of the interim leader of [...] Full text...
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Traditional leader murdered at Nigerien-Malian border
17 july 2019 - 11:13:21Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A Niger traditional ruler, Amouracher Ag Alamjadi, head of interim grouping in Inatès, in the Tillabéry [...] Full text...
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Malian government urged to address situation of Malians living abroad
16 july 2019 - 22:44:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The high council for the Malian Diaspora (CSDM) Tuesday called on the Malian government to address [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns new journalist arrests in Ethiopia put press freedom gains at risk
10 july 2019 - 06:06:42Addis Ababa (PANA) - Amnesty International is warning that the Ethiopian government risks rolling back the "great progress" it made [...] Full text...
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Civil society organization demands probe into killing of 2 members in northern Burkina Faso
02 july 2019 - 13:23:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Democratic Youth Organization (ODJ) on Tuesday demanded an investigation into the killing [...] Full text...
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Outspoken Tanzanian opposition legislator stripped of parliamentary seat
28 june 2019 - 20:59:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Speaker of the Tanzania National Assembly, Job Ndugai, has declared vacant the constituency seat [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns assassinations in Ethiopia amidst regional ‘coup’ attempt
24 june 2019 - 07:19:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the assassination of the chief of staff of the [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa critic, Pastor Chiwenga, alleges assassination attempt on his life
21 june 2019 - 18:40:41Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Outspoken cleric, Pastor Talent Chiwenga, has gone viral on social media alleging that his recent horrific [...] Full text...
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Eight killed in two bomb explosions in Mogadishu
16 june 2019 - 09:06:31Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Eight people have been killed and 16 others wounded on Saturday in Mogadishu, the Somali rescue [...] Full text...
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Human rights activist pleads for reopening of trial on assassination of Floribert Chebeya in DR Congo
05 june 2019 - 23:44:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Jean-Marie Kabengela Ilunga, a human rights activist, Wednesday called for the reopening of the trial [...] Full text...
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French Court of Cassation validates extradition of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso
05 june 2019 - 11:37:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Court of Cassation on Tuesday validated the extradition of François Compaoré to Burkina [...] Full text...
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Burkina civil society demands investigation into assassination of two people
03 june 2019 - 11:54:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The coordination office of the National Coalition against Expensive Life, Corruption, Fraud and Impunity and [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso rights group warns terrorist attacks could lead to civil war
19 may 2019 - 12:25:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s movement for human and people's rights (MBDHP) has urged the authorities to eradicate [...] Full text...
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Spanish priest killed in western Burkina Faso
17 may 2019 - 21:53:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A Spanish priest, Father Fernando Fernández, was stabbed to death, and another injured on Friday [...] Full text...
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Al-Sarraj hails common EU position on Libya
15 may 2019 - 09:55:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has hailed [...] Full text...
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Grandson of 'Architect of Apartheid' secures seat South African Parliament
14 may 2019 - 11:40:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following last week’s national elections, the grandson of the so-called “Architect of Apartheid” has [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso political class condemn assassination of five teachers
28 april 2019 - 12:26:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe political class Sunday condemned the assassination on Friday evening of five teachers in [...] Full text...
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Dr Richard Mouzoko Kibound awarded ‘Hero of the fight against Ebola’ diploma
25 april 2019 - 21:27:15Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The North Kivu provincial government of DR Congo has decided to award a diploma of [...] Full text...
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12 NGOs denounces award of honorary doctorate degree to King Salmane
05 april 2019 - 21:33:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twelve Tunisian rights groups Friday condemned an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) degree to King Salmane Ben [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe president Kaboré condemns assassination of two teachers
20 march 2019 - 19:26:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso’s president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday condemned the assassination on Tuesday of [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army constitutes probes alleged misconduct by personnel in 2019 general elections
15 march 2019 - 16:37:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Faced with viral evidence and mounting witnesses to the involvement of the military in electoral violence [...] Full text...
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Benin’s opposition parties demonstrate to demand inclusive parliamentary elections
11 march 2019 - 21:39:50Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – A massive demonstration by Benin’s opposition parties Monday hit the streets of the national capital, Cotonou, [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief 'regrets' closure of Burundi office following Government pressure
06 march 2019 - 07:34:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed regret at the closure of [...] Full text...
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Thomas Sankara's giant statute unveiled in Ouagadougou
02 march 2019 - 13:30:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Authorities in Burkina Faso have honoured late president Thomas Sankara, with a giant bronze statue, [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Interior ministry cautions on assassination attempts through postal system
01 march 2019 - 12:34:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In a statement issued late Thursday, the Tunisian Interior ministry has warned against attempts by a [...] Full text...
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