Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’

13 january 2025 - 14:35:47
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN announces plan to address political impasse, overdue elections in Libya

17 december 2024 - 04:47:07
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN plan for Libya aims to overcome political deadlock, put the country back [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

10 december 2024 - 05:38:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...

thread Society

Polls open in Ghana's presidential, parliamentary elections

07 december 2024 - 07:03:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting started in Ghana on Saturday to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan youth discuss prevention of hate speech, path to elections

05 december 2024 - 05:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 28 young men and women from the western and southern regions of Libya [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy

03 december 2024 - 13:39:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote

21 november 2024 - 05:59:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Botswana holds General Elections

30 october 2024 - 11:47:00
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged “all eligible voters in Botswana to exercise their constitutional [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist

19 october 2024 - 12:43:41
Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President

18 october 2024 - 00:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Parliament has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, cutting short his five-year term [...] Full text...

thread Politics

We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

11 october 2024 - 11:13:20
London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President

09 october 2024 - 08:39:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia

04 october 2024 - 05:06:53
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegalese President dissolves parliament, sets 17 November for election

13 september 2024 - 07:50:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved Parliament and set 17 November 2024 for a fresh [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to outgoing Chief Justice

21 august 2024 - 07:56:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday paid tribute to Chief Justice Zondo who is [...] Full text...

thread Society

Designing sustainable participatory processes: Lessons from Kenya: World Bank Blog By Annette Akinyi Omolo and Helene Carlsson Rex

16 august 2024 - 07:39:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In Kenya, public participation is both a cornerstone of sustainable development and a right enshrined in [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN rights experts demand immediate release of Zimbabwean rights defenders

16 august 2024 - 05:21:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

thread Society

Former South African President Zuma mulls legal action following expulsion from ruling ANC

30 july 2024 - 08:57:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma's MK Party is seeking legal advice after he [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US Secretary of State urges respect for Kenyan youth, CSOs

28 july 2024 - 07:28:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests

19 july 2024 - 17:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists

12 july 2024 - 06:04:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...

thread Society

Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister

02 july 2024 - 14:50:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...

thread Society

Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives

25 june 2024 - 19:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests

18 june 2024 - 17:05:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ramaphosa calls for responsible leadership, constructive engagement in South Africa

03 june 2024 - 17:51:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging all political parties to put aside their differences and work [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Legal challenges over South Africa's disputed elections

03 june 2024 - 12:11:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday confirmed that it has received court papers [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South Africa's top court bars former President Zuma from Parliament

20 may 2024 - 10:40:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned an Electoral Court decision, and ruled that [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South African president mourns passing of prominent activist

03 may 2024 - 13:26:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He [...] Full text...

thread Society

South Africa's President Ramaphosa hails historic all-race elections

27 april 2024 - 12:13:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday led the 2024 Freedom Day national celebrations [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South African judge hits a nerve with race ruling

23 april 2024 - 08:34:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still [...] Full text...

thread Society

Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?

18 april 2024 - 11:03:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Abdoulaye Bathily denounces "stubborn" desire of Libyan players to relegate elections to Greek Calendes

16 april 2024 - 18:09:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear Zuma election case

12 april 2024 - 07:10:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Togo again postpones legislative and regional elections

04 april 2024 - 14:04:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko announces list of his government on Wednesday

03 april 2024 - 14:16:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The composition of Senegal's new government will be known this Wednesday, announced Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

thread Politics

BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo

28 march 2024 - 17:35:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.

27 march 2024 - 16:38:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system

26 march 2024 - 13:45:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

3RD UPDATE: President Sall congratulates Faye on his victory

25 march 2024 - 18:59:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – President Macky Sall on Monday congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Norway, UK, US urge South Sudan leaders to ensure genuine, peaceful elections in December

20 march 2024 - 05:59:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have reaffirmed their call [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libya's Prime Minister denies rumours of economic difficulties

18 march 2024 - 11:52:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has denied rumours circulating about the deteriorating economic situation of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal

12 march 2024 - 13:58:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Nigeria: Bring coup mongers To justice, Defence Minister orders Defence Intelligence Agency

08 march 2024 - 18:11:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March

08 march 2024 - 10:08:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March

07 march 2024 - 06:18:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) –  Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability

01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US urges Mali's transitional govt to honour pledge for free, fair elections

01 march 2024 - 05:33:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill

29 february 2024 - 06:29:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ghana's Parliament passes controversial LGBTQ bill

28 february 2024 - 18:21:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament, after nearly three years, on Wednesday passed the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill which criminalizes the promotion, [...] Full text...

thread Society

South African President Ramaphosa nominates female judge as Chief Justice

28 february 2024 - 09:48:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa  on Tuesday nominated Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s [...] Full text...

thread Society

Benin's Constitution likely to be amended by Parliament on Wednesday

20 february 2024 - 12:52:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's MPs will be convened for a session on Wednesday, during which they could amend the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Thousands march in Senegalese capital to demand compliance with electoral calendar

17 february 2024 - 18:09:12
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Thousands of people on Saturday marched in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to demand  compliance with the electoral [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar

17 february 2024 - 06:05:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit

16 february 2024 - 21:20:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has requested the African Union to alter the language in a report accusing the [...] Full text...

thread Society

2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election

16 february 2024 - 18:51:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders

16 february 2024 - 13:07:58
Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election

16 february 2024 - 06:06:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis

14 february 2024 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis

12 february 2024 - 17:19:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported

10 february 2024 - 08:16:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis

08 february 2024 - 11:34:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar

07 february 2024 - 07:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote

06 february 2024 - 07:48:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll

05 february 2024 - 11:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll

04 february 2024 - 14:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal

03 february 2024 - 16:34:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process

03 february 2024 - 16:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

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...

thread Politics

ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya

04 january 2024 - 18:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language

31 december 2023 - 14:15:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan PM insists on existence of Constitution to establish process leading to elections

25 december 2023 - 13:48:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Tripoli Forum for Government Communication begins

23 december 2023 - 15:54:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Forum for Government Communication, part of the Tripoli Media Days activities, got underway on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Media watchdog raises concern on exposure of journalists' data

20 december 2023 - 12:57:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has bemoaned the exposure of journalists’ [...] Full text...

thread Society

Benin contributes CFAF 1.5 billion to four political parties

15 december 2023 - 17:01:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On Friday, the four political parties with elected representatives in the communes and the National Assembly [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Nigeria: ECOWAS Leaders End Abuja Summit, Ready Counterterrorism Standby Force, Pledge Gradual Easing Of Sanctions On Niger Republic

10 december 2023 - 20:20:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)

10 december 2023 - 05:23:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US urges Madagascar to address 'some serious concerns' about electoral process

02 december 2023 - 06:37:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has said the electoral process in Madagascar's 16 November presidential election that [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US to support Guinea's political transition

09 november 2023 - 08:10:47
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced that it is advancing its new policy on African Democratic [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan Prime Minister discusses with new British envoy return of embassy to Tripoli

08 november 2023 - 18:17:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday received the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Moroccan intelligence tip-off leads to arrest of radicalised national in Spain

04 november 2023 - 15:54:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Thanks to close cooperation with the Moroccan security services, the Spanish services have arrested a Moroccan [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gambia government and partners present plans and actions for a responsive accountable transition project

31 october 2023 - 16:51:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development [...] Full text...

thread Politics

International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic

26 october 2023 - 17:53:38
New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Nigeria Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's electoral victory

26 october 2023 - 12:03:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...

thread

US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year

21 october 2023 - 06:45:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...

thread Society

Liberian President Weah, rival opposition leader Boakai set for run-off

17 october 2023 - 08:17:20
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With 92.82% of the votes processed from the hard-fought 10 October presidential election, opposition leader and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban

17 october 2023 - 06:27:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Liberia election: Weah, Boakai neck-and-neck in Liberia presidential vote

16 october 2023 - 06:37:22
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about 73% of preliminary results of Liberia's presidential election released by the National Elections Commission [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Voting ends in Liberia elections

10 october 2023 - 18:37:02
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia

10 october 2023 - 11:21:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Côte d'Ivoire: President dismisses Prime Minister

06 october 2023 - 13:34:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, Friday terminated the duties of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, Security Council hears

29 september 2023 - 05:49:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains mired in insecurity, characterised by volatility and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gabon coup: US pauses some foreign assistance programmes for Gabon

27 september 2023 - 07:35:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. government says it is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting the government of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses 78th UN General Assembly

25 september 2023 - 14:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Saturday, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop addressed the 78th session [...] Full text...

thread Politics

ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)

20 september 2023 - 16:32:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mali begins mobilization of reserve of armed and security forces

15 september 2023 - 15:57:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Wednesday adopted a draft decree in the Council of Ministers, setting out the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gabon coup: Military junta releases ousted President Bongo from house arrest on medical grounds

07 september 2023 - 08:37:23
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's military junta on Wednesday announced that ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Gabon coup: Economic Community of Central African States suspends Gabon

05 september 2023 - 07:13:55
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon was on Monday suspended from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) following the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South Africa's president Ramaphosa attends Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's inauguration

04 september 2023 - 11:39:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa attended Monday’s inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Emmerson Mnangagwa at [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Gabon coup: Junta leader sworn in a interim president

04 september 2023 - 11:20:09
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gen. Brice Nguema, head of Gabon's military junta, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)

29 august 2023 - 08:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US urges all actors in Zimbabwe to commit to free, fair, peaceful elections

23 august 2023 - 06:36:27
Washingon, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Wednesday, the United States has called on all [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Niger coup: AU suspends Niger; AUC to assess implications of military action

22 august 2023 - 13:46:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has decided to immediately suspend Niger from all activities of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

thread Society

Niger coup: ECOWAS defence chiefs asked to restore constitutional order in Niger

17 august 2023 - 12:46:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) kicked off [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Former President Zuma returns to prison, but is immediately released

11 august 2023 - 07:12:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma on Friday morning returned to prison to serve [...] Full text...

thread Society

Rights experts call for de-escalation of tensions in Ethiopia's Amhara region

11 august 2023 - 05:08:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security [...] Full text...

thread Society

Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists

07 august 2023 - 06:34:15
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns

03 august 2023 - 05:23:38
Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't

01 august 2023 - 12:38:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights

28 july 2023 - 09:42:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...

thread Society

Amnesty International urges Ghana's president to sign repeal of death sentence into law

26 july 2023 - 07:54:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A senior official of Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged Ghana's President Nana  Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo [...] Full text...

thread Society

Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mali's transitional government promulgates new constitution

23 july 2023 - 13:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Saturday promulgated the country's new Constitution, which is seen as a key step [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

15 july 2023 - 07:57:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...

thread Society

Will new UN-facilitated consultations between Libyan parties lead to elections in Libya?

13 july 2023 - 19:19:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, began consultations [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies

07 july 2023 - 23:01:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Macky Sall has embarrassed many African presidents by renouncing a third term - Libyan newspaper

07 july 2023 - 15:53:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall honoured his country, the young Senegalese democracy, the dome of the Senegalese [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis

06 july 2023 - 19:39:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Burundi fails to present country's human rights report

04 july 2023 - 12:45:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid

04 july 2023 - 12:23:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Senegal's President Sall rules out third term bid; US welcomes announcement

04 july 2023 - 06:57:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall on Monday announced that he would not run a third term in [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'

27 june 2023 - 08:11:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Malians approve draft constititution with resounding 'yes' vote

25 june 2023 - 14:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians have approved the draft constitution with a resounding 97% 'yes' vote in the 18 June [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Polls close in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 17:02:57
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Sierra Leone's general elections that generally passed peacefully. The polls closed [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 08:00:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections

23 june 2023 - 11:33:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says

21 june 2023 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...

thread Society

Votes being tallied in Mali's referendum on the constitution

19 june 2023 - 09:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Votes are being tallied in Mali following Sunday's referendum on a draft constitution, which is seen [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Malians vote in referendum on new constitution

18 june 2023 - 13:55:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians are on Sunday voting in a referendum on a draft constitution as a first step [...] Full text...

thread Politics

At least 405 civilians killed in communal violence in South Sudan

16 june 2023 - 18:16:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least 405 people have been killed in persistent violence against civilians across South Sudan, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mali's draft Constitution in line with Peace and Reconciliation Agreement - UN Secretary-General

15 june 2023 - 16:30:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In his latest quarterly report on Mali, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that the Draft Constitution, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

President of Transition in Mali calls on Malians to vote yes in constitutional referendum

13 june 2023 - 16:20:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has invited his compatriots to go [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mali's defence and security forces vote ahead of 18 June referendum on draft constitution

12 june 2023 - 13:24:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Defence and Security Forces (FDS) and paramilitary services voted on Sunday in advance of the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil

09 june 2023 - 16:41:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Five Western countries urge Libyan stakeholders to create favourable conditions for elections

09 june 2023 - 13:30:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of five Western countries in Libya -- France, Germany, Italy, UK and the United [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Doubts about organiZation of elections persist despite announcement of compromise on the electoral laws

08 june 2023 - 18:53:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Despite the announcement in the Moroccan town of Bouznika that a compromise had been reached on the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libya's 6+6 Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws to sign draft agreement against backdrop of controversy

06 june 2023 - 10:49:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 6+6 joint Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws is preparing to sign the draft consensus [...] Full text...

thread Politics

More than 8.4 million voters expected at polls on 18 June for constitutional referendum

05 june 2023 - 17:44:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 8,463,084 voters, including 4,391,576 men and 4,071,508 women, are expected to cast their [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

thread Society

Members of the seventh Constitutional Court revealed

23 may 2023 - 16:42:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The membership of Benin's Seventh Constitutional Court was revealed on Tuesday. They are Mrs. Dandi Gnamou, Mrs. Aléyya [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Malian Prime Minister rejects UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Mali

16 may 2023 - 19:57:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has rejected allegations of the Office of the United [...] Full text...

thread Society

European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria

12 may 2023 - 13:58:21
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AU chairperson welcomes Mali's move to convene constitutional referendum

09 may 2023 - 16:36:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the announcement [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Mali to hold Constitutional referendum on 18 June

06 may 2023 - 15:13:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A constitutional referendum will be held on 18 June in Mali, the Minister of State for [...] Full text...

thread Politics

King Mohammed Vi declares Amazigh New Year's Day, a paid public holiday in Morocco

04 may 2023 - 21:13:51
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Amazigh New Year's Day will henceforth be a paid public holiday in Morocco, like the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Intense political situation prevails in The Gambia

04 may 2023 - 17:01:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prevailing intense political situation in the run-up to local government, mayoral and chairpersonship elections marked  the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Gambia rights commission expresses concerns about rising religious tension in country

03 may 2023 - 15:15:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Human Rights Commission has expressed extreme concern about the rising religious tension and intolerance [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ethiopian conflict: Peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army ends without agreement - Government

03 may 2023 - 12:59:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first round of peace talks  in Tanzania between the Ethiopian government and the rebel [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Burkina Faso: The Trade Union Action Unit condemns violation of freedom to demonstrate in France

20 april 2023 - 15:22:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Trade Union Action Unit, grouping 23 trade unions, condemned on Thursday "the [...] Full text...

thread Society

World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme

15 april 2023 - 16:39:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

thread Social

Mali's Permanent Representative to UN addresses Security Council on developments in Mali

13 april 2023 - 14:34:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Permanent Representative to the UN, Issa Konfourou, Thursday gave details on evolution of the situation [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Gambia Human Commission records 104 complaints of alleged human rights violations in 2022

13 april 2023 - 12:26:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has disclosed in its  2022 activity report on the state of [...] Full text...

thread Society

Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears

13 april 2023 - 09:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...

thread Society

Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says

04 april 2023 - 12:13:24
New York, US (PANA) - Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenyan anti-government protests continue

30 march 2023 - 17:34:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

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...

thread Politics

South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities

21 march 2023 - 06:39:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...

thread Society

Major stakeholders pledge to continue political, technical assistance to Sudan

20 march 2023 - 12:57:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, the African Union and the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan to enjoy civilian executive by next month

20 march 2023 - 08:30:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited Final Political Agreement will be signed in Khartoum on 1 April and a [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Workshop highlights importance of civil society in security sector reform in Libya

19 march 2023 - 19:44:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No country can undertake effective and efficient security sector reform alone, as there are civil society [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Top Zimbabwean sports official scoffs at FIFA ban

17 march 2023 - 08:09:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman, Gerald Mlotshwa, says he is unfazed by the extension [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Rights group asks Egypt to end stranglehold on NGOs

16 march 2023 - 11:51:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights advocate has asked the Egyptian government to abolish the 11 April, 2023 registration deadline [...] Full text...

thread Society

Journalists dismissed from Tunisian parliament

13 march 2023 - 16:12:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Local journalists and foreign press correspondents were barred from entering parliament to cover the inaugural session [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears

08 march 2023 - 06:08:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...

thread Society

Justice and transitional justice in Sudan to be discussed within political framework agreement, UN says

07 march 2023 - 11:24:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In a step seen as further march in the implementation of the political agreement signed between [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libya: PM insists serving military officers should resign before contesting election

07 march 2023 - 06:35:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reiterated his position that military personnel should resign before contesting [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace

07 march 2023 - 05:28:15
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Six countries express support for Somalia govt's focus on counterterrorism. capacity building

01 march 2023 - 05:57:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Representatives of six countries have met in Washington, D.C. to discuss Somalia’s security, state-building, development, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Nigeria: Presidents Jonathan, Mahama, other West African Elders meet with Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu In Peace Move, call for alm

28 february 2023 - 19:14:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former Nigeria President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama and other members of the West [...] Full text...

thread Politics

President of Transition of Mali receives finalized copy of draft Constitution

28 february 2023 - 16:39:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The draft constitution of Mali was handed over on Monday to the President of the Transition, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

EU reiterates its ambition to nurture constructive relationship with Zimbabwe

28 february 2023 - 14:20:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) welcomes the intention of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend an invitation [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan UN delegate: 'Let's avoid past mistakes in our steps to elections'

28 february 2023 - 14:02:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the UN Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Monday welcomed initiatives aimed at enabling [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Africa urges Libyans to hold serious talks for early elections

28 february 2023 - 12:42:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mozambique's delegate to the UN, Pedro Afonso, has told the Security Council that elections can be [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libyan Parliament Speaker reiterates commitment to consensual electoral laws

25 february 2023 - 15:46:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has reiterated his desire for the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Gambia’s new VP, from an unqualified teacher to vice president

24 february 2023 - 14:38:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has appointed Muhammad Jallow, an experienced Civil Servant, who served in different [...] Full text...

thread

Road to elections in Libya still fraught with difficulties despite international mobilization

23 february 2023 - 18:30:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elections, the ultimate goal of the political solution to the political-military crisis in Libya, seem difficult [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee-Cocoa Council reassures operators of commitments to ensure smooth campaign

21 february 2023 - 20:09:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Coffee-Cocoa Council, the regulatory, stabilization and development body of the cocoa sector in Côte [...] Full text...

thread Economy

UN Envoy to Libya announces convergence of views between Libyan parties for 2023 elections

21 february 2023 - 14:37:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has revealed that there is a growing [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’

18 february 2023 - 08:06:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must prioritise a peaceful transition as rampant sexual violence and attacks on [...] Full text...

thread Politics