Breaking News: Mohamed El Ghazouani wins Mauritania's presidential election

01 july 2024 - 16:54:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's outgoing president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election with [...] Full text...

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Outgoing President leads Mauritanian elections after more than 81% of polling stations counted

30 june 2024 - 16:53:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The outgoing Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has taken the lead in Saturday's presidential [...] Full text...

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Belgium provides €75 million in financial support to Burundi

10 june 2024 - 14:05:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Belgium is to release a financial package of 75 million euros over the next five years [...] Full text...

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Several DR Congo army, police officers arrested for treason

16 april 2024 - 11:36:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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Burundi swears in seven-member new Electoral Commission

17 january 2024 - 15:47:18
Bujumbura, 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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US stresses national cohesion in DR Congo after disputed presidential vote

12 january 2024 - 06:27:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With the Constitutional Court in DR Congo validating the results of last month's elections that [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Katumbi decries home siege after disputed poll results

09 january 2024 - 09:15:58
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Security forces laid a siege on the residence of DRC presidential candidate Moise Katumbi on Monday, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for peaceful, inclusive elections in DRC

20 december 2023 - 06:07:21
New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...

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Legislative and regional elections in Togo no later than end of first quarter of 2024

29 november 2023 - 20:46:52
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Legislative and regional elections will be held in Togo "by the end of the first quarter [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

30 march 2023 - 05:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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African experts reflect on electoral processes and security crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa

07 december 2022 - 15:51:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from a dozen African countries opened here Wednesday a sub-regional seminar on the security [...] Full text...

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Guinea rights body calls on junta to clarify cause of death of detained former minister

22 august 2022 - 12:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGDH) is demanding that the government clarify the death of detained [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister dies in custody

21 august 2022 - 15:56:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Loucény Camara, former Guinean minister of Urbanism, Housing and Tourism, died on Saturday evening, according to [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party sets out preconditions for participation in dialogue

25 june 2022 - 14:26:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The relaunch of the political dialogue in Guinea initiated by the government to start next Monday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Mediator welcomes Burkinabe junta leader's 'openness to dialogue'

19 june 2022 - 13:17:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's military leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Saturday met with the Mediator [...] Full text...

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Former president of National Assembly in Guinea jailed for misappropriation of public funds

28 april 2022 - 18:23:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After more than ten hours of hearing before the judges of the Court of Repression of [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi urges compatriots to mobilize for successful elections in 2023

23 october 2021 - 18:55:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, has urged [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President congratulates Mohamed Bazoum, elected President of Niger

24 february 2021 - 16:52:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday sent his message of [...] Full text...

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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated

10 january 2021 - 19:26:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...

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Definitive results of presidential election in Burkina Faso to be proclaimed on 18 December

15 december 2020 - 20:49:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in Burkina Faso announced here Tuesday it would announce on 18 December [...] Full text...

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Minor flaws do not make Sunday’s polls in Burkina Faso dubious – Presidential Majority

24 november 2020 - 13:57:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Alliance of Political Parties and Political Organisations of the Presidential Majority (APMP) considers shortcomings [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition candidates ’will not accept resulted tarnished by irregularities’ - platform

23 november 2020 - 23:17:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition candidates here Monday issued a joint statement saying they "will not accept results tarnished [...] Full text...

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Former Togolese Security minister, ex-CAF vice-president passes on

23 november 2020 - 22:02:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Former Togolese minister of Security and former vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) General [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe opposition rejects any proclamation of results day after elections

18 november 2020 - 22:17:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso opposition leader Zéphirin Diabré Wednesday declared he would reject the declaration of provisional [...] Full text...

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Presidential majority in Guinea congratulates Alpha Condé on re-election

31 october 2020 - 14:30:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The majority party in Guinea Friday welcomed the provisional results of the presidential election of October [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé re-elected with 59.49 pc ahead of Cellou Dalein Diallo in Guinea

24 october 2020 - 14:48:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - President Alpha Condé, candidate of the People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow), has won the country’s [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Alpha Condé wins presidential poll in Guinea

24 october 2020 - 14:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Incumbent President Alpha Condé, candidate of the People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow), has been re-elected [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Violent clashes erupt between ruling and opposition party supporters

21 october 2020 - 19:18:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Violent clashes have broke out on Wednesday in Lambagni, a northern neighbourhood in the upper suburbs [...] Full text...

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Sunday’s presidential poll successful, says ECOWAS

20 october 2020 - 22:56:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers deployed for Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea said [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS notes continued points of disagreement in Ivorian electoral process

19 october 2020 - 20:22:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Monday it [...] Full text...

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Presidential election underway in Guinea

18 october 2020 - 13:47:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Many polling stations in Guinea opened at 08:00 GMT on Sunday, in accordance with the electoral [...] Full text...

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Guinea warns against unauthorised publication of presidential poll results

17 october 2020 - 12:04:07
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - With 24 hours to go before the Guinea presidential election, pitting incumbent President Alpha Condé against [...] Full text...

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Guinean Civil Society deploys observers for Sunday's presidential election

15 october 2020 - 18:08:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Citizens' Coalition for Elections and Governance (COCEG), announced in a statement the deployment of some [...] Full text...

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Bukina Faso: Electioneering campaign for November presidential election begins Oct. 31

15 october 2020 - 18:01:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Electioneering campaign for Burkina Faso's November 22 presidential election runs from Saturday, October 31 through [...] Full text...

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Validation of candidates for Burkinabe presidential election begins

06 october 2020 - 17:54:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Commission charged with the responsibility to screen candidatures for the Presidential Election in Burkina [...] Full text...

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23 candidates vie for Burkina Faso presidential election on November 22

03 october 2020 - 10:38:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 23 candidates, including three women, have submitted their applications to the Independent [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Submission of application to run for the presidency begins

28 september 2020 - 16:32:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday began receiving applications from candidates wishing [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaign opens in Guinea

18 september 2020 - 14:31:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Election campaign for Guinea's October 18 presidential poll started on Friday and will close on October [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens to elect new parliamentarians on December 27

17 september 2020 - 17:28:23
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens will vote on Sunday, December 27, 2020, to elect new parliamentarians. who will sit in the [...] Full text...

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65 parties support the candidacy of Burkinabè president for a second term

17 september 2020 - 15:58:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Around 65 political parties and formations joined forces on Thursday in Ouagadougou to support the [...] Full text...

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Unidentified people set town hall, prefecture on fire eastern Burkina Faso

16 september 2020 - 14:14:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Unidentified armed people set fire to the town hall and a prefecture of Tansarga in [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Former PM Lansana Kouyaté will not participate in the next presidential elections

04 september 2020 - 17:30:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean Prime Minister, Lansana Kouyaté (2007-2008), who is also leader of the Party of Hope [...] Full text...

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Niger: CENI receives biometric electoral file

03 september 2020 - 19:55:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The biometric file, produced for the upcoming general elections in Niger, was officially handed over to [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Alpha Condé agrees to seek third term

01 september 2020 - 13:27:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé will stand for election in the first round scheduled for 18 October, [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties unite to fight ruling party in November presidential elections in Burkina Faso

18 august 2020 - 14:28:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heavyweights in Burkinabe's opposition parties, on Tuesday signed a political agreement Ouagadougou to enable them [...] Full text...

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Women elect more than are elected in Burundi

14 august 2020 - 20:01:02
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The tendency for women to elect rather than be elected has been confirmed on the eve [...] Full text...

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Guinea to hold presidential election next 18 October

11 august 2020 - 23:30:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday invited voters to take part in the 18 October’s presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: CENI says presidential candidates must file papers between 28 Sept and 3 Oct

11 august 2020 - 15:29:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has set 28 September to 3 October as [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoys meet with politicians, civil society organizations to resolve Mali crisis

17 july 2020 - 17:09:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Envoys of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who arrived Wednesday in Bamako met [...] Full text...

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Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Brazzaville from RDC

15 july 2020 - 23:09:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Antoine Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, arrived here Wednesday [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi condemns violence

11 july 2020 - 18:26:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has condemned the violence that resulted in the death of a man [...] Full text...

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UNDP provides Niger with election materials, technical equipment worth 3.3 billion F CFA

02 july 2020 - 14:47:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday donated rolling stock and technical equipment to the [...] Full text...

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Niger Constitutional Court rules that Nigeriens in Diaspora will not participate in next polls

23 june 2020 - 18:03:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigeriens in the Diaspora will not take part in the next general election in Niger, following [...] Full text...

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Nigerien opposition rejects any idea of postponement of elections

16 june 2020 - 21:28:58
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien opposition party Tuesday rejected proposals by the national council for political dialogue (CNDP) to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinean Minister of Health tests positive

08 june 2020 - 09:20:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's health minister, Dr. Colonel Rémy Lama, announced on his Facebook page on Sunday that he [...] Full text...

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Burundi constitutional court validates victory of government candidate for 20 May presidential election

04 june 2020 - 23:30:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Constitutional Court Thursday validated results from the 20 May presidential election, declaring the candidate [...] Full text...

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Burundi's communication chief 'satisfied with media coverage of' general elections

02 june 2020 - 15:49:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's  president of the National Council for Communication (CNC), Nestor Bankumukunzi, on Tuesday praised the "high [...] Full text...

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Burundi: ‘Only one observer had different opinion on presidential election’ – CENI chief

28 may 2020 - 15:41:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Among 39 civil society organizations and religious denominations, observers of Burundi's triple presidential, legislative and communal [...] Full text...

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Catholic Church in Burundi highlights "irregularities" in May 20 triple voting process

27 may 2020 - 13:54:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's powerful Catholic Church, which represents 65 percent of the population, has deplored "many irregularities" in [...] Full text...

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Ruling party declared winner of Burundi's legislative elections

25 may 2020 - 18:05:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) has [...] Full text...

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Burundi's ruling party heads to overwhelming victory in 20 May triple polls

22 may 2020 - 16:00:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) ruling party [...] Full text...

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Election results still expected in Burundi

21 may 2020 - 17:33:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Reports say that the results of the May 20, 2020, presidential, legislative and communal elections are [...] Full text...

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Voting ends without "major incidents" in Burundi

20 may 2020 - 18:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Incidents of widespread breakdown of social networks, some delays in the opening of polling stations and [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition rejects new CENI chairman

19 may 2020 - 22:54:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The Guinean political opposition Tuesday rejected the recent nomination of lawyer Mamadi 3 Kaba as chairman [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza declares Wednesday public holiday for general elections in Burundi

19 may 2020 - 15:54:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has declared the country's general elections day, 20 May, a public [...] Full text...

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Burkinabes bemoan insecurity as politicians strategize for November polls

15 may 2020 - 17:24:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's political class are neck deep in preparations for the country's presidential and legislative [...] Full text...

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Guinea gets new electoral umpire

15 may 2020 - 16:32:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé on Thursday signed a decree appointing Mamadou Kaba as the new chairman [...] Full text...

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CENI president in Burundi's first pluralist elections dies unexpectedly

09 may 2020 - 15:33:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The president of the Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in the first pluralist elections of [...] Full text...

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Niger: CENI announces resumption of biometric enrollment in certain localities of Niger

07 may 2020 - 18:01:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has announced the resumption of biometric enrollment in certain municipalities [...] Full text...

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Voting enrolment operations to resume on Friday in Burkina Faso

06 may 2020 - 00:08:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The voting enrolment processes for the November presidential and parliamentary elections, which were suspended because [...] Full text...

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France recognizes Umaro Embalo’s victory in Guinea Bissau’s presidential election

24 april 2020 - 22:45:40
Paris, France (PANA)  - The French ministry of foreign affairs said here Friday that France ‘takes note’ of the statement [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Politicians begin electioneering campaign on Monday

22 april 2020 - 17:35:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - For a period of three weeks, precisely 23 days before the first polls in Burundi, political [...] Full text...

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Guinea election body chairman dies

17 april 2020 - 20:37:57
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The chairman of the national independent electoral commission (CENI) in Guinea, Amadou Salif Kébé, died Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burkinabè president, political class discuss coronavirus challenges

17 april 2020 - 19:48:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Friday hosted consultations between Opposition party (CFOP) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic denies Burundians abroad chance to take part in general election

17 april 2020 - 13:07:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of Burundi (CENI) announced on Friday that it was unable to [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé promulgates new Guinean constitution

06 april 2020 - 22:09:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinean President Alpha Condé Monday promulgated a new Constitution following the 22 March referendum validated on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CENI suspends biometric enrolment operations in Niamey due to Covid-19

02 april 2020 - 16:34:53
 Niamey, Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of Niger (CENI) on Thursday suspended the ongoing biometric enrollment [...] Full text...

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Guinea's ruling party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament

02 april 2020 - 12:56:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling People's Rally of Guinea (RPG Rainbow) won 79 of the 114 seats in the [...] Full text...

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Guineans vote for a new Constitution

28 march 2020 - 00:06:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – About 2,856,295 Guineans, or 91.59% of the electorate  approved the draft new Constitution during Sunday’s double [...] Full text...

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Togolese parliament lifts Agbéyomé Kodjo's parliamentary immunity for him to be tried

16 march 2020 - 20:42:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese parliament, in a special sitting on Monday, lifted the parliamentary immunity of candidate MP [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission discovers schemes in Guinean voters’ register

11 march 2020 - 23:33:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The three computer experts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to check [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS mission discovers schemes in Guinean voters’ register

11 march 2020 - 23:00:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The three computer experts deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to check [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than half of registered voters expected at polling stations are women

08 march 2020 - 11:49:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - This year's new general elections in Burundi will see the participation of 5,126,351 voters, including 2,686,593 [...] Full text...

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. Burundi: Seven confirm participation in presidential race, one voluntarily withdraws

05 march 2020 - 18:22:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Seven complete files had reached the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on [...] Full text...

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Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé declared winner of Togolese presidential election with 70.78%

03 march 2020 - 20:31:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese constitutional court has declared Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé official winner of the presidential election with [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Opposition Coalition disagrees on common presidential candidate

28 february 2020 - 17:08:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Formed a week ago, a coalition of four opposition political parties, "Kira Burundi" or "Healing, Burundi", [...] Full text...

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Burundian opposition leader calls for "free, transparent and fair" presidential election

27 february 2020 - 17:36:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leader of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) and leader of the opposition, Agathon Rwasa, [...] Full text...

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US to Togo: 'Publish elections results polling station by polling station for transparency'

27 february 2020 - 16:42:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - In a statement made public by the Embassy of the United States in Togo, Washington has [...] Full text...

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Burundi in pre-electoral context that requires vigilance

26 february 2020 - 21:02:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The sociopolitical context on the eve of the new general election seems relatively peaceful, compared to [...] Full text...

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Mali: CENI presents new voters' list for next legislative elections

26 february 2020 - 16:54:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The new Malian voters' list, presented on Tuesday to the Malian Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, by [...] Full text...

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Togo: Faure Gnassingbé calls on presidential candidates to play fair

25 february 2020 - 14:59:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Candidate Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, the declared winner of the 22 February presidential election in Togo, has [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential election results expected on Monday evening

23 february 2020 - 11:48:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The results of the Togolese presidential election will be announced not later than Monday evening, CENI [...] Full text...

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Party financing, the “crux” of the next general elections in Burundi (Analysis)

21 february 2020 - 18:07:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Although a  deposit of 30 million Burundian francs (nearly US$ 16,000) is required from each of [...] Full text...

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International observers arrive in Togo for Saturday's presidential election

21 february 2020 - 13:09:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nearly 300 international observers have arrived in Togo for the presidential election on Saturday, official sources [...] Full text...

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Coalition of 4 political parties set up ahead of in Burundi new general elections

20 february 2020 - 20:01:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Four political parties - the National rally for change (RANAC), the Council of Patriots (CDP), the [...] Full text...

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Togo Presidential candidates yet to access public campaign funds, 72 hours to polls

20 february 2020 - 17:40:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The public funds for financing the presidential campaign, promised by the State to the candidates running [...] Full text...

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Togo: Security and defense forces vote early in presidential polls

19 february 2020 - 17:42:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Members of Togo's defense and security forces began an advanced voting in the presidential elections of [...] Full text...

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Niger President registers to vote in next general elections

17 february 2020 - 15:09:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger, accompanied by the two First Ladies, Hadjia Aïssata Issoufou and Dr [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main opposition party hold extraordinary congress on Sunday

15 february 2020 - 14:59:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All eyes will be turned on Sunday towards Mont Sillon, on the north-eastern outskirts of Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Togolese presidential candidate Mohamed Tchassona Traoré wants revised deals with France

12 february 2020 - 12:43:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The candidate of the Citizens' Movement for Democracy (MCD) in the Togolese presidential election on 22 [...] Full text...

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Burundian Mediator urges presidential candidates to go for fair play

11 february 2020 - 17:04:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, on Tuesday congratulated the dozen candidates cleared for [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Parliamentary elections and referendum coupled for 1 March

04 february 2020 - 22:48:42
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours after the decree issued by President Alpha Condé postponing the parliamentary elections, initially due [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative elections postponed

04 february 2020 - 16:36:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The postponement of Guinea's legislative elections was foreseeable because nothing serious was done on the technical [...] Full text...

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Togo's presidential election campaign kicks off Thursday

04 february 2020 - 15:22:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The campaign for Togo's 22 February presidential election begins on 6 February and will run for [...] Full text...

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Guinean parliamentary elections postponed

03 february 2020 - 22:17:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean parliamentary elections due for 16 February have been postponed to 1 March, according to [...] Full text...

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Burundi: CENI publishes final list of voters for next general elections

03 february 2020 - 16:38:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday published a final list of 5,126,351 voters [...] Full text...

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CENI sets a US$ 16,034 deposit from candidates of May 20 presidential election in Burundi

28 january 2020 - 17:26:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Candidates for the Burundi presidential election on May 20 must first pay a deposit of 30 [...] Full text...

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Guinean religious leaders call for postponement of parliamentary election

28 january 2020 - 10:41:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean religious leaders have called on the government to postpone the legislative election scheduled for 16 [...] Full text...

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Guinea establishes organisation to secure February's parliamentary elections

23 january 2020 - 22:11:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean president, Alpha Condé, Thursday created the special unit for the securization of elections (USSEL) [...] Full text...

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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi

18 january 2020 - 19:41:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...

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The dilemma of the Guinean opposition

16 january 2020 - 22:09:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amadou Damaro Camara, member of the governing board of the ruling Rally for Guinean People (RPG), [...] Full text...

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Togo: CDPA backs candidature of Agbéyomé Kodjo in February’s presidential election

15 january 2020 - 23:51:03
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CDPA), an opposition political party, has asked its militants to [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Guinean parliamentary elections begins Thursday

15 january 2020 - 23:34:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The campaign for the 16 February parliamentary elections in Guinea begins on Thursday at midnight and [...] Full text...

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Togo: Members of election security force trained on how to secure ballot boxes

13 january 2020 - 19:19:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Elements of the Presidential Election Security Force (FOSEP) completed a refresher training course on 11 January [...] Full text...

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Togo: Game of alliances has begun ahead of presidential poll

11 january 2020 - 18:08:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The game of alliances between political parties vying for  presidential election on February 22 is already [...] Full text...

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Guinean authorities ban protest demonstrations

11 january 2020 - 11:47:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Authorities in the Guinean capital Conakry have banned demonstrations from Monday and the following days in [...] Full text...

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International observation of upcoming general election deemed "useless" by president of the Burundian senate

10 january 2020 - 21:43:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  Burundian Senate Speaker Révérien Ndikuriyo said here Friday the country did not need international observers in [...] Full text...

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Togo: CENI registers 10 candidates for the presidential election in February

09 january 2020 - 17:21:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togo Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has registered 10 candidates for the presidential election, scheduled [...] Full text...

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Burundi political parties in guided pre-election tour of CENI data processing centre

09 january 2020 - 17:00:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Representatives of political parties, civil society organizations (CSOs) and religious bodies were on Thursday taken on [...] Full text...

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29 political parties published for Guinea’s 16 February parliamentary election

07 january 2020 - 22:43:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   A total of 29 political parties have been shortlisted by the national independent electoral commission (CENI) to [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Warning from government a few hours away from authorized march

07 january 2020 - 00:45:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The Guinean minister of security, Albert Damatang Camara, warned here Sunday evening the organizers of the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The March of ultimatum ends in Conakry without major incidents

06 january 2020 - 21:15:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The ‘march of the ultimatum’ initiated by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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President Mahamadou says 2020 will be an electoral year in Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:16:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Local elections in Niger will be held on 1 November 2020,  followed by the 1st round [...] Full text...

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President Alpha Condé urges compatriots to vote massively on 16 February

31 december 2019 - 23:51:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé Tuesday in his televised address to the nation on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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Guinea: CENI closes submission of candidatures for legislative elections

31 december 2019 - 23:13:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -  The independent national electoral commission (CENI) said here Tuesday that at least 30 out of more [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Development consultant Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara dies

31 december 2019 - 18:21:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian development consultant Cheikh Saad Bouh Camara, also a sociologist, former president of the Mauritanian Association [...] Full text...

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Burundi: More than 117,000 names added to voters roll for 2020 elections

30 december 2019 - 18:02:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 117,000 potential voters have registered after the partial enrolment of Burundians of voting age [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Election of a new president - highlight of 2019

30 december 2019 - 16:07:18
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The political highlight of 2019 in Mauritania was the organization of a presidential election at the [...] Full text...

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Guinea: The "march of ultimatum" of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution postponed

26 december 2019 - 00:04:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  A protest march, dubbed “March of the ultimatum”, planned for Thursday by the National Front for [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, OIF audit missions in Lomé to analyse electoral register

25 december 2019 - 17:37:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - ECOWAS and OIF audit missions have been in Lomé for the past few days to analyze [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition suspends its participation in legislative elections

23 december 2019 - 18:53:24
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Barely two months before legislative elections, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) announced on [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Legislative candidate must pay between 2 to 12 million CFAF

19 december 2019 - 17:45:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A candidate for the legislative election in Guinea on February 16, including first past the post, [...] Full text...

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Bids for Togolese presidential election to be presented from 27 December to 8 January

18 december 2019 - 23:41:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Bids for the Togolese presidential election will be presented from 27 December 2019 and 8 January, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Revision of electoral roll ends

16 december 2019 - 23:24:18
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Despite several protests from the presidential majority and the opposition, the revision of the voters register [...] Full text...

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Former Beninese and Nigerian presidents end working visit to Guinea

14 december 2019 - 19:38:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Former Beninese and Nigerian Presidents Nicéphore Soglo and Goodluck Jonathan Saturday ended a six-day working visit [...] Full text...

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US deputy sub-secretary for West African security issues calls for free, fair elections in Togo

10 december 2019 - 23:14:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The deputy sub-secretary for West African and security issues of the US State Department, Mrs Whitney [...] Full text...

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Togolese abroad to vote in six countries

01 december 2019 - 18:44:51
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese living abroad now have the opportunity to vote in the forthcoming presidential election, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Revision of electoral register kicks off in Togo toward 2020 presidential election

30 november 2019 - 15:26:29
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The revision of the voters’ register for the 2020 presidential election began here Friday throughout the [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition unites against Alpha Condé

30 november 2019 - 10:30:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - The leader of the Union for Democracy and Development (UDD) and former minister of national reconciliation, [...] Full text...

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Togolese government sets up force to secure next year’s presidential election

28 november 2019 - 21:05:44
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese government at the weekly council of ministers Wednesday set up a presidential election security [...] Full text...

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Togolese civil society marches to demand level field for 2020 presidential election

28 november 2019 - 11:19:38
Lomé, Togo(PANA) - Togolese demonstrated in Lomé on Wednesday to demand level field for the 2020 presidential election. Organised by the [...] Full text...

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ANC calls for improved electoral framework for Togo's 2020 presidential poll

22 november 2019 - 15:49:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's main opposition party, National Alliance for Change (ANC), on Friday issued a statement in Lomé [...] Full text...

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Revision of voters' register begins in Guinea

21 november 2019 - 17:15:14
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Registration of new voters and revision of existing voters' register began in Guinea on Thursday, PANA [...] Full text...

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2020 Togo presidential election: Opposition political parties quit dialogue with government

19 november 2019 - 23:51:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - Opposition political parties in Togo have withdrawn from a dialogue with the government, shortly after the [...] Full text...

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Niger: Opposition leader Hama Amadou back in Niamey

15 november 2019 - 18:08:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Exiled Opposition leader, Hama Amadou, returned to Niamey on Thursday, just days after his mother's death. Amadou, [...] Full text...

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Political parties, civil society organizations call for a halt to the electoral process in Togo

14 november 2019 - 17:21:41
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A group of political parties and civil society organizations, under the group, "Democratic Forces" movement, with [...] Full text...

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ANC sends memorandum to joint UN-ECOWAS mission for free, fair election in Togo

12 november 2019 - 21:56:57
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  The National Alliance for Change (ANC), Togo's main opposition political party, Monday presented to the joint [...] Full text...

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Guinean President Conte issues decree for conduct of parliamentary elections

12 november 2019 - 21:30:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Hours after a decree issued by Guinean President Alpha Condé ordering the electoral body to conduct [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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Togolese presidential election to be held 19 February, 5 March - Constitutional Court

31 october 2019 - 22:58:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The presidential election in Togo could be held between 19 February and 5 March, 2020, a [...] Full text...

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Togo: PDP picks Innocent Kagbara as presidential candidate

29 october 2019 - 15:49:23
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Pan-African Democratic Party (PDP) has named Innocent Kagbara as its presidential candidate in 2020, "after [...] Full text...

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Togolese abroad could vote in upcoming national elections

22 october 2019 - 11:41:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese abroad, long deprived of voting, could now take part in national electoral consultations, following the [...] Full text...

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Parliamentary elections in Guinea postponed

21 october 2019 - 18:26:10
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Legislative elections, scheduled for December 28 in Guinea, have been postponed to a later date, yet [...] Full text...

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Final step in holding of 2020 general election in Burundi

10 october 2019 - 00:08:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -  After the registration of eligible voters, reform of the legal framework (Constitution and electoral code), among [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Capacity building of 155 new CENI supervisors

02 october 2019 - 16:51:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Tuesday began to run a capacity-building workshop for the [...] Full text...

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Togo to revise voters’ roll ahead of next year’s presidential election

01 october 2019 - 22:33:55
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  -  The voters’ roll in Togo will be revised before next year’s presidential election, sources at the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Members of provincial electoral commissions sworn in

01 october 2019 - 15:26:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – New members of Burundi’s provincial independent electoral commissions (CEPI), picked from 22 political parties, 21 civil [...] Full text...

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Parliament Speaker calls for "clean, transparent and credible elections" in Niger

26 september 2019 - 12:51:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Nigerien Speaker of Parliament Ousseini Tinni on Thursday called for the spirit of citizenship of his [...] Full text...

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Guinean Opposition parties set conditions before legislative elections can take place

17 september 2019 - 18:19:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Party Convergence for Rupture (CPR) in Guinea, a group of opposition political parties, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Guinean parliamentary elections scheduled for late this year

16 september 2019 - 19:03:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea's parliamentary elections will be held on 28 December, Mr Salifou Kébé, chairman of the national [...] Full text...

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The blues of Guinean opposition at national assembly object to dialogue, demand exit of president Conde

12 september 2019 - 22:18:35
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)   -   Guinean opposition members of parliament who refused to take part in a meeting with Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition snubs Prime Minister

12 september 2019 - 19:10:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition MPs on Thursday snubbed the Prime Minister, Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, who came to [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition urges review of electoral process

02 september 2019 - 16:43:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean opposition leader, Amadou Oury Bah, the main founder of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea [...] Full text...

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Guinean ruling party, opposition Chief at loggerheads over CENI's role

23 august 2019 - 18:24:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of the Liberal Bloc (Bl-opposition), Dr. Faya Millimouno, told PANA on Friday that he [...] Full text...

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Togo's ruling party wins more seats in local by-elections

21 august 2019 - 14:24:59
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) has won 42 of the 63 municipal council seats [...] Full text...

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CENI unveils Niger's general election schedule

17 august 2019 - 13:54:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) on Saturday set the timetable for the country's next general [...] Full text...

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Burundi CENI announces partial registration of exiled returnees for 2020 general elections

15 august 2019 - 17:40:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A partial registration of people returning from exile will take place before the Burundi general elections [...] Full text...

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ECONEC gets Woman President, honours Nigeria's Pof. Yakub

08 august 2019 - 18:49:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) ended its 6th Biennial General Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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ECONEC elects new steering committee

07 august 2019 - 20:48:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Sixth Biennial General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has ended in Abuja [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Exiled opposition members resolve to participate in 2020 general elections

07 august 2019 - 17:37:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Exiled opposition politicians, belonging to the National Council for the Defense of the Rule of Law [...] Full text...

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Maintaining OIF sanctions not justified in Bujumbura - MP

13 july 2019 - 15:39:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The President of the Burundi National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, said on Saturday on public radio that [...] Full text...

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Constitutional Council confirms first-round victory for Ghazouani in Mauritania presidential polls

01 july 2019 - 13:19:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council of Mauritania on Monday confirmed the results of the presidential election, held on [...] Full text...

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Burundi schedules presidential, legislative and municipal polls for May 20, 2020

28 june 2019 - 17:32:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burundi Friday released the calendar of the next general [...] Full text...

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Mauritania denounces citizens of neighbouring countries for disturbing public order

28 june 2019 - 13:39:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has no diplomatic problems with neighbouring countries, but simply with some nationals of these countries [...] Full text...

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Nigerien parliament ratifies amendments to electoral code

25 june 2019 - 14:24:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The National Assembly of Niger on Tuesday passed amendments to the electoral code relating to the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians cut off the Internet since publication of results of presidential elections

24 june 2019 - 21:50:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -  Mauritanian users of the “3G” network of all telephony operators were cut off the Internet for [...] Full text...

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Former defence minister wins Mauritania presidential election

24 june 2019 - 13:32:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's candidate of the majority party, Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed Ould Mohamed Ghazouani, has won Saturday's presidential [...] Full text...

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Campaigns for local elections kick off Friday in Togo

14 june 2019 - 12:26:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Campaigns for municipal council elections in Togo began on Friday and will go on till 28 [...] Full text...

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11,447 candidates to vie for 1,527 municipal councilors' seats

04 june 2019 - 17:17:09
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A total of 11,447 candidates on 643 lists will run in the local elections on June [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian presidential candidates condemn ballot paper contract awarded to President Aziz's ally

01 june 2019 - 14:28:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Four opposition candidates for the 22 June presidential election in Mauritania, have denounced the award of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania has 1.5 million registered voters

20 may 2019 - 14:13:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Slightly over 1.5 million citizens have been  registered in Mauritania, following a census conducted from 24 [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian presidential candidate denounces abusive appointments

19 may 2019 - 16:59:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, independent candidate for the 22 June 2019 presidential election [...] Full text...

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Togolese opposition denounces government ‘interference’ in election preparations

08 may 2019 - 14:40:37
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Togo's National Alliance for Change (ANC) has denounced the ‘flagrant interference’ of the government in the [...] Full text...

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Benin’s civil society platform deplores violence, weak participation in parliamentary election

29 april 2019 - 11:29:06
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The electoral platform of civil society organisations (SCOs) in Benin has deplored the violence that left [...] Full text...

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DRC electoral commission calls on US to lift sanctions

19 april 2019 - 23:00:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Friday called [...] Full text...

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4 opposition presidential candidates want Mauritanian electoral umpire rejigged

10 april 2019 - 16:48:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Four opposition candidates in Mauritania's June 2019 presidential election have called for a reshaping of the [...] Full text...

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Togo's new electoral commission members sworn in

29 march 2019 - 06:24:17
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The 17 new members of Togo's national independent electoral commission (CENI) were on Thursday sworn in [...] Full text...

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Ruling party supporters kick against results from senatorial elections in DRC

17 march 2019 - 12:30:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the ruling Union for democracy and social progress (UPDS), party of president Felix [...] Full text...

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Niger’s electoral commission works towards biometric voters’ register

12 march 2019 - 17:23:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's national independent electoral commission (CENI) has started the process of unveiling a biometric voters’ roll [...] Full text...

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Former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi applies for return to DRC

01 march 2019 - 20:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Former governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi called at the Embassy of the DR Congo in Brussels [...] Full text...

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Tshisekedi administration asked to punish those behind DRC post-poll killings

15 february 2019 - 13:14:44
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new administration should demonstrate its human rights commitment by impartially investigating [...] Full text...

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Niger launches a program to promote peaceful democratic alternation

12 february 2019 - 22:32:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in Niger, in collaboration with USAID (American Agency for International [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi asks DR Congolese refugees in Congo to return home

08 february 2019 - 21:44:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi at a meeting with his compatriot refugees in Congo-Brazzaville on Friday [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's Islamist party calls for national dialogue

05 february 2019 - 18:38:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – An opposition Islamist party in Mauritania, Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/mouvance islamiste) [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi pledges to build democratic state in the DRC

24 january 2019 - 22:02:00
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo pledged in his speech at his inauguration on Thursday to build [...] Full text...

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Guinean opponent pleads for "strong CENI"

22 january 2019 - 18:45:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean opposition leader, Amadou Oury Bah, on Tuesday said it is regrettable that there is [...] Full text...

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French gov't will be represented at investiture of president-elect Felix Tshesekedi

22 january 2019 - 17:58:15
Paris, France (PANA) - The French government says it will be fully represented at the inauguration of Félix Tshisekedi, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian majority party wins all 4 seats for MPs living abroad

22 january 2019 - 11:39:01
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Union for the Republic (UPR), the main majority party in Mauritania, has won all 4 [...] Full text...

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