Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases
15 october 2024 - 13:11:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...
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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President
08 october 2024 - 14:51:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...
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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group
23 august 2024 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...
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Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests
18 june 2024 - 17:05:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report
22 april 2024 - 17:06:22New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] Full text...
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Breaking the Cycle: Ending Gender Based Violence and Empowering Women in Sierra Leone: World Bank Blog
11 march 2024 - 13:01:09Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) --In Sierra Leone, women and girls experience a lifecycle of Gender Based Violence (GBV). From childhood [...] Full text...
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Kenyan church raps President Ruto over judicial independence
17 february 2024 - 22:59:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto's government must respect constitutional barriers, notably guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary [...] Full text...
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Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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University Student crowned Miss Togo 2024
03 december 2023 - 15:45:23Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nathalie Yao-Amuama, a 22-year-old university student, was on Saturday night crowned Miss Togo 2024 at a [...] Full text...
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FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup
01 november 2023 - 08:34:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup after the nation was confirmed as the [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism
10 october 2023 - 10:27:38New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...
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UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York
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Sudan conflict: UN says Sudanese Army, paramilitary forces 'responsible for abhorrent rights violations'
14 september 2023 - 06:15:57New York, US (PANA) - Both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible [...] Full text...
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African Climate Summit to seek clear financing plan
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2023 FIFA WWC: Spanish FA chief slammed over final kiss
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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested
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Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW
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USA to host new 32-team Club World Cup in 2025
24 june 2023 - 07:55:43Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Manchester City, Real Madrid and Seattle Sounders will be among those at 'the pinnacle of elite [...] Full text...
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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief
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Human rights must be key to deciding 2030 FIFA World Cup host, survey says
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UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
12 june 2023 - 16:51:44New York, US (PANA) - Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies [...] Full text...
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EU agrees on stronger press freedom, free speech protection
09 june 2023 - 10:22:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European Union (EU) member states have reached a common position on a draft law which will [...] Full text...
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World Bank reacts to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
01 june 2023 - 11:39:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) says it is highly concerned with Uganda’s enactment of the [...] Full text...
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Record high revenues from global carbon pricing near US$100 billion: WB report
23 may 2023 - 10:40:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Revenues from carbon taxes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) have reached a record high, [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms commitment to strengthening role of free, independent press in Libya
04 may 2023 - 19:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of a free and independent [...] Full text...
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Sudan Crisis: Former PM warns against repercussions of current conflict on the region and the world
02 may 2023 - 20:18:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Former Sudanese Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdouk, who is still enjoying wide popularity among youth in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Sovereign Committee denounces report of Independent Fact-Finding Mission on situation of migrants in Libya
04 april 2023 - 15:02:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Sovereign Committee formed by the Libyan Presidential Council has expressed reservations on the report of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: rebel movements agree on inclusivity, critique UN attitude (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
22 march 2023 - 14:35:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General representative to the Sudan, Volker Parthes, has come under heavy attack [...] Full text...
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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)
11 march 2023 - 06:16:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian President Saied to immediately stop his political ‘witch hunt’
20 february 2023 - 10:50:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities are escalating efforts to crack down on high-profile critics and perceived opponents of President [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa conducts military exercise with China, Russia
18 february 2023 - 10:12:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African military on Friday embarked on a joint exercise with Russia and [...] Full text...
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Cape Town mayor takes aim at Russian warship
14 february 2023 - 13:21:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Tuesday strongly condemned the docking of a Russian [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM launches first phase of housing initiative for needy youth and families
02 february 2023 - 18:14:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Thursday announced the start of the first phase of [...] Full text...
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Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov begins official visit to South Africa
23 january 2023 - 12:59:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite widespread criticism, South Africa will not abandon its neutral stance on Russia's war [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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Opposition and expectation to the agreement between the leaders of both Houses in Libya on a constitutional document for the elections
12 january 2023 - 19:56:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest meeting in Cairo, Egypt, between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...
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Newspaper denounces criticism of operetta costs
01 january 2023 - 17:10:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Sabah" (The Morning), published on Sunday in Tripoli, says Libyans need "a war [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister speaks out after Libyan man handed over to US
16 december 2022 - 19:32:47Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba on Thursday broke his government's silence on the delivery to the [...] Full text...
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Communal fighting: the Achilles' heel in Sudan’s national unity (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
24 october 2022 - 14:09:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Spurred by intensification of ethnic conflict in the Blue Nile, adjacent to the Border with Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU
13 october 2022 - 20:25:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...
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South Africa, 14 other African countries abstain in UN vote over Russia
13 october 2022 - 12:42:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa was among 15 African countries that abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution [...] Full text...
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South Africa to visit The White House, address UN
14 september 2022 - 12:30:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has once again urged Russia to seek a negotiated settlement of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan MP blasts former UN Special Adviser for her criticism of Libya's political class
15 august 2022 - 12:51:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan Parliament, Youssef al-Agouri, has rejected criticisms [...] Full text...
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Oil sector revival in Libya unveils a change in Libya's political map
21 july 2022 - 19:35:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The maxim, "oil is the nerve of war in Libya", keeps confirming itself over time in [...] Full text...
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Burundi to produce 18,000 tonnes of sugar this year
14 july 2022 - 16:41:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Société sucrière du Moso (Moso sugar company) (SOSUMO), based in southern Burundi, announced on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Guinean courts toughen up on three arrested FNDC members
07 july 2022 - 14:32:04Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea [...] Full text...
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Draft of the new Tunisian Constitution grants broad powers to president
01 july 2022 - 16:31:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kais Saied, unveiled Thursday evening the content of the draft of a new [...] Full text...
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Uganda slammed for activists arrests
07 june 2022 - 00:17:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...
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Security Council extends mandate to inspect ships suspected of violating arms embargo against Libya by another year
03 june 2022 - 22:51:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has renewed the authorization to inspect ships suspected of violating the arms [...] Full text...
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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman urges journalists to contribute to reconciliation in Libya
04 may 2022 - 13:30:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has hailed journalists on the occasion of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist
19 april 2022 - 11:40:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...
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China and South Africa address Ukraine crisis
21 march 2022 - 08:38:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – China and South Africa have agreed to continue pushing for mediation in the ongoing [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote
07 march 2022 - 11:45:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Europe not to roll out red carpet for Egyptian President al-Sisi
14 february 2022 - 05:49:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for human rights abuses [...] Full text...
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Deadlock in political process in Libya, al-Wasat questions treatment adopted by international community
05 february 2022 - 16:40:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan weekly - al-Wasat - has questioned the stance adopted by the United Nations and [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on Burkina Faso coup leaders to ‘lay down their arms’
25 january 2022 - 05:16:57New York, US (PANA) - Following the coup announced in Burkina Faso by the armed forces on Monday, the United [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise
08 december 2021 - 16:01:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...
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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue
15 november 2021 - 06:37:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...
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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda
20 october 2021 - 07:14:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90
07 october 2021 - 11:31:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 90th birthday in Cape [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers highlight risk of transferring political conflict to street confrontations
26 september 2021 - 15:20:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last Tuesday's vote of no-confidence in the Government of National Unity (GNU) by Parliament has led [...] Full text...
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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears
23 september 2021 - 18:59:31New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves immediate deployment of 5G network
08 september 2021 - 20:19:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks, effectively giving [...] Full text...
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Libyan parliament wants to hear the government on several issues
04 september 2021 - 19:08:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives wants to hear the Libyan government of national unity led by [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers report budget debate clashes between parliament and national unity government
29 august 2021 - 13:48:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week report the clash between MPs in the House of Representatives (parliament) and [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International urges Libyan govt not to 'reward' abusive militias with legitimacy, salaries
07 august 2021 - 14:56:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on the Government of National Unity (GNU) not to [...] Full text...
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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado
22 july 2021 - 13:16:32Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...
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Gambia passes Access to Information Bill
02 july 2021 - 20:57:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Members of the National Assembly of The Gambia have unanimously passed access to information bill after [...] Full text...
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Libya sets up Press Reform Committee
18 june 2021 - 17:21:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced the setting up of a Press Reform Committee, [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic
11 june 2021 - 01:43:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom
01 june 2021 - 23:37:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan Prime Minister reassures public on benefits and safety of vaccine
04 april 2021 - 20:19:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has urged the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, assuring [...] Full text...
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South African Chief Justice ordered to retract Israel comments
05 march 2021 - 12:00:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise and retract pro-Israel [...] Full text...
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UN member countries criticise Rwanda’s rights record
02 february 2021 - 07:18:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations member countries offered strong criticism and scores of recommendations addressing Rwanda's human rights record during [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President says current situation prevailing in the country 'not acceptable'
26 january 2021 - 10:51:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saeid said on Monday that the situation currently prevailing in the country is [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Christian body warns against threats to life of controversial cleric, Bishop Kukah, amidst eviction notice by Muslim group
14 january 2021 - 17:05:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday cautioned those threatening the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, [...] Full text...
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2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive year -President Barrow
31 december 2020 - 22:13:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday 2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive [...] Full text...
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Libyan Speaker of Parliament views a political settlement getting close at hand
31 december 2020 - 14:18:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, welcomed "the great progress [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Groups kick as Buhari gives up, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
23 december 2020 - 21:56:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement Tuesday that only God could effectively supervise Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic has [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspapers focus on UN official's revelation of foreign bases, mercenaries in the country
05 december 2020 - 17:38:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the speech by the Acting Special Representative of the UN [...] Full text...
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Mali workers begin 72-hour strike
18 november 2020 - 11:17:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the largest trade union in the country, is [...] Full text...
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Rights group says freedom of expression at risk as prosecutions rise in Tunisia
09 november 2020 - 09:46:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to immediately stop "exploiting largely [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism
12 october 2020 - 22:03:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...
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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)
09 october 2020 - 14:40:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...
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More support for artist development on the cards in Botswana
23 september 2020 - 19:20:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Telecommunications (BTC) Foundation has collaborated with Thapong Visual Arts Centre, an establishment based in the [...] Full text...
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Libya's Benghazi-based parallel government resigns after demonstrations
14 september 2020 - 11:49:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libya's parallel government appointed by the parliament in eastern Libya, which is not recognised by [...] Full text...
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Angry Tunisian president lashes out at politicians 'collaborating with Zionists'
03 september 2020 - 10:28:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Wednesday severely criticised Tunisian parties and politicians, calling them "traitors and [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'dismayed' over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials
03 september 2020 - 04:30:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday noted “with concern” the imposition by the United States of sanctions against [...] Full text...
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South African rugby players under fire over BLM movement
20 august 2020 - 11:20:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African trade union Solidarity has taken aim over Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa saying [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe: ZANU PF Director swears at Al Jazeera host during live panel discussion
19 august 2020 - 13:35:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, told Al Jazeera host of the [...] Full text...
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Zambian Chama named Tanzania Player of the 2019-20 season
11 august 2020 - 13:19:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Zambian Clatous Chama has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2019-20 [...] Full text...
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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
06 august 2020 - 05:21:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces
31 july 2020 - 20:56:09Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...
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South African football legend snared by racist tweet
27 july 2020 - 12:38:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Football legend Mark Fish is on the ropes following a storm of criticism he [...] Full text...
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Tunisian journalists association denounces colleague Ben Brik's one-year prison sentence
25 july 2020 - 13:47:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) strongly condemned, in a statement issued on Friday, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya reports new record of 796 coronavirus cases to reach 15,601
23 july 2020 - 19:48:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's health ministry reported a new record of 796 new cases of the coronavirus infections with [...] Full text...
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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space
23 july 2020 - 05:42:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...
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France defends EU's mission to enforce arms embargo on Libya
18 july 2020 - 15:57:22Paris, France (PANA) - France says that the European Union Naval Force's Mediterranean Operation IRINI, which is responsible for enforcing [...] Full text...
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Losing momentum in Libya, France wants to play its all-out battle to preserve a place
26 june 2020 - 15:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron made numerous media statements on the situation in Libya, [...] Full text...
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FIFA calls for 'mutual respect and common sense' in response to Trump tweets
15 june 2020 - 19:44:54Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In response to the U.S. President's statement that he will not watch soccer if players choose [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Parliament rejects motion demanding apology from France on crimes during colonial era
10 june 2020 - 10:59:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Parliament rejected a motion on Tuesday evening by the Coalition Al Karama (Dignity), a [...] Full text...
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National Council of Malian civil society calls on authorities to safeguard social stability
04 june 2020 - 15:58:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian National Council of Civil Society (CNSC) on Thursday urged political authorities to prioritize social dialogue, [...] Full text...
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Rights group hails arrest of alleged Rwanda genocide mastermind
19 may 2020 - 05:51:30Paris, France (PANA) – A human rights group has hailed the arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Phased process’ for lifting restrictions is key, WHO chief urges G20
20 april 2020 - 05:56:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a virtual meeting of the G20 leading global [...] Full text...
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Zambia Home Affairs minister condemns colleague for whipping violators of COVID-19 guidelines
15 april 2020 - 15:28:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Home Affairs minister, Stephen Kampyongo, has criticised Lusaka Provincial Minister Bowman Lusambo for whipping people [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Chinese ambassador in Congo defends controversial measures against Africans in Guangzhou
14 april 2020 - 07:23:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Chinese ambassador in Congo, Ma Foulon, on Monday defended controversial measures taken against Africans in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 100 days on from advent of pandemic, more action is needed: Tedros
10 april 2020 - 06:36:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency chief says no need to politicise pandemic
09 april 2020 - 05:25:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronaviru) pandemic should not be politicised as unity is the “only option” to defeat [...] Full text...
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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups
08 april 2020 - 19:22:14Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Amnesty International, SADC Lawyers call for lifting of the ban on Zambian lawyer
23 march 2020 - 16:21:42Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally reinstate lawyer John Sangwa and allow him to practise in [...] Full text...
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Senegal's National Assembly calls for postponement of all religious events due to coronavirus
14 march 2020 - 12:28:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's National Assembly has called for the postponement of all religious gatherings in order to contain [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region
09 march 2020 - 06:34:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...
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The resignation of UN envoy to Libya, AU intentions to appoint a joint envoy highlighted in the news
07 march 2020 - 17:57:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The surprise resignation of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, in the midst [...] Full text...
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino to run unopposed in June
06 march 2020 - 19:56:31Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Though Europe's governing body UEFA has opposed his ideas to expand the world body, the World [...] Full text...
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Remains of 7,348 people exhumed from 8 mass graves in Burundi
03 march 2020 - 15:23:55Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Remains of 7,348 victims of ethnic violence in Burundi have been exhumed from eight mass graves [...] Full text...
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Results from presidential election, US doubt on its transparency dominate Togolese media
01 march 2020 - 19:22:18Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The results from the Togo presidential election, which gave victory to Faure Gnassingbé for a fourth, [...] Full text...
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Despite truce violations, Ghassan Salamé announces continuation of talks to resolve the crisis in Libya
28 february 2020 - 17:30:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary General's Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on Friday denounced the continued violation [...] Full text...
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International observers arrive in Togo for Saturday's presidential election
21 february 2020 - 13:09:26Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Nearly 300 international observers have arrived in Togo for the presidential election on Saturday, official sources [...] Full text...
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Geneva political process, ceasefire monitoring mechanisms and living conditions of Libyans highlighted in media
08 february 2020 - 19:17:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of the political dialogue scheduled in Geneva on [...] Full text...
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Rights groups slam Morocco's crackdown on social media critics
05 february 2020 - 07:46:09Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Two human rights organizations are asking the Moroccan authorities to immediately free people who are being detained [...] Full text...
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Overturning of Malawi presidential election historic - Zimbabwe Opposition leader
04 february 2020 - 16:19:24Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has called the overturning of Malawi's Presidential election a historic [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference
19 january 2020 - 06:01:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on preparations for the Berlin International Conference on Libya scheduled for [...] Full text...
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France defends MINUSMA against criticism by the United States
17 january 2020 - 15:27:34Paris, France (PANA) - France's Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, on Wednesday argued before the Security Council [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty hangs over Tunisian parliament's vote on new government
10 january 2020 - 12:18:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After lengthy political negotiations, the Tunisian Parliament began a plenary session on Friday on a vote [...] Full text...
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Ugandans censure Makerere University for importing academic dress from China
09 january 2020 - 16:34:33Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s biggest public institution of higher learning, Makerere University, has come under severe criticism in print, [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories
04 january 2020 - 17:46:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Big debate around Turkey’s support for Libyan Government of National Accord (A news analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
03 january 2020 - 00:07:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The adoption on Thursday by the Turkish parliament of a motion authorizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Security situation in Sahel is of great concern - specialist
24 december 2019 - 23:43:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel is very worrying, said Gilles Yabi, director and founder [...] Full text...
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ECCAS countries meet in Libreville to update their organization's texts
23 december 2019 - 15:43:47Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Long advocated, not without difficulty, by the leaders of Central Africa, regional integration has been little [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'
22 december 2019 - 18:22:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Government endorses security cooperation pact signed with Turkey
19 december 2019 - 18:32:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday endorsed, at an [...] Full text...
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Turkey, Algeria, Tunisia, Qatar invited to Berlin Conference on Libya: Erdogan
19 december 2019 - 10:53:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan has revealed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited his country [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari decries slow pace of justice under democracy
17 december 2019 - 20:06:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed unhappiness about democracy’s ‘slow’ method of dispensation of justice, expressing [...] Full text...
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Turkey exempts Libyans from entry visa in its territory
16 december 2019 - 10:16:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan citizens under 16 years and over 55 years holding ordinary passports are exempt from obtaining a [...] Full text...
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CPJ says number of jailed journalists reaches 250
11 december 2019 - 09:32:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned for their reporting globally reached at least 250 for the fourth [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, US disagree over re-arrest of US-based publisher and activist
08 december 2019 - 20:55:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency and the United States of America (USA) Sunday disagreed over the re-arrest of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 15:46:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"
08 december 2019 - 08:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...
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Former São Toméan pastor arrested in Côte d'Ivoire returns home
04 december 2019 - 17:54:05Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - A former pastor from Sao Tome and Principe, Iudmilo Veloso, of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan abrogates infamous Public Order Law, bans Bashir's party
29 november 2019 - 17:21:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Friday approved a law officially banning the National Congress party, chaired by the deposed [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa calls for racial reconciliation
25 november 2019 - 10:30:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended his decision to appoint a white male to [...] Full text...
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Libya refuses to hand over Saif el-Islam Gaddafi to the ICC
18 november 2019 - 14:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Accord (GNA) has turned down the request [...] Full text...
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'Guinea-Bissau is on its knees', says former PM Umaro Sissoco Embalo
06 november 2019 - 17:04:56Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a candidate for the presidential election of November 24, [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Senate introduces bill to regulate social media
06 november 2019 - 11:01:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill to regulate the use of the social media, just [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj says no withdrawal of Haftar's troops, no ceasefire
05 november 2019 - 17:59:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, has reiterated [...] Full text...
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Special representative of UN Secretary General unveils objectives of Intl’ Berlin Conference
31 october 2019 - 00:23:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, Wednesday unveiled the main [...] Full text...
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Signs DR Congo Ebola outbreak finally ‘on the retreat’ but risk of international spread, ‘still high’: WHO
26 september 2019 - 05:09:18New York, US (PANA) - The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is “on the retreat” said the UN’s health [...] Full text...
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British Royal couple meets Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town
25 september 2019 - 09:44:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Archbishop [...] Full text...
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Tunisia election campaign begins under tense atmosphere
02 september 2019 - 13:32:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Campaign for Tunisia's presidential election on 15 September, which pits 26 candidates, started on Monday amid [...] Full text...
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List of 26 candidates finally approved for presidential election of 15 September
01 september 2019 - 12:50:55Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Independent Higher Election Authority (ISIE) announced here on Saturday the final validation of 26 candidates [...] Full text...
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Algerian President discusses security, stability in Mali with MINUSMA Chief
23 august 2019 - 17:34:20Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelkader Ben Salah on Thursday received Mahamat Salah Annadif, the Special Representative of the [...] Full text...
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Francis Kimanzi officially unveiled as Harambee Stars coach
21 august 2019 - 17:22:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Francis Kimanzi has been unveiled as the new Harambee Stars coach as the team launched its [...] Full text...
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278 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan navy this week
17 august 2019 - 12:09:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 278 illegal migrants have been rescued in separate operations this week off Libya by coast [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams guilty verdict on Ugandan academic
02 august 2019 - 09:35:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the guilty verdict for slapped on Ugandan academic Stella Nyanzi on the [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Majority, opposition say more committed to fight terrorism
23 july 2019 - 22:29:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina presidential majority and opposition Tuesday resolved to fight against terrorism, opposition leader Zéphirin [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian authorities extend olive branch to defeated candidates in June 22 presidential polls
10 july 2019 - 16:33:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Extending an olive branch to the four defeated candidates in the June 22, 2019, presidential election [...] Full text...
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Violation of UN arms embargo, flooding in the city of Ghat dominate headlines in Libya
16 june 2019 - 06:15:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The failure of the international community to implement the recently-extended UN Security Council resolution, flooding in the [...] Full text...
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President Mnangagwa's associate, Wadyajena, in hot water over Lamborghini Urus purchase
12 june 2019 - 17:49:32Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zanu PF Member of Parliament for the Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has received heavy criticisms [...] Full text...
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Burundi’s high communication council makes available phone number to evaluate media services
02 june 2019 - 12:47:31Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi’s National Communication Council (CNC) has provided a telephone line (79 707 777) on which callers [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM promises sweeping reforms to guarantee press freedom
04 may 2019 - 01:35:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday promised sweeping reforms to guarantee freedom of expression as [...] Full text...
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Military Council orders review of Sudan's infamous public order law
15 april 2019 - 10:56:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Military Council has ordered revision of the infamous public order law which gave the police [...] Full text...
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Mnangagwa’s many trips irrational - MDC Alliance
01 april 2019 - 14:18:15Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party, the MDC Alliance, has called President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s frequent trips abroad irrational. Since [...] Full text...
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Uganda government pushes for compulsory land acquisition for public infrastructure
20 march 2019 - 18:43:23Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The government of Uganda will soon retable a proposed law on compulsory acquisition of land for [...] Full text...
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South Africa to bid to host 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
19 march 2019 - 17:17:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa is among the nine countries that have shown interest in bidding for the 2023 [...] Full text...
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Head of EU in Nigeria lauds ECOWAS-EU partnership
14 march 2019 - 17:12:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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FKF finally clears referee's arrears
21 february 2019 - 14:29:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has finally paid referees handling second and third tier leagues the US$400,000 [...] Full text...
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Uganda: ‘Some education for all than all education for some’ (Feature by Erisa Mukiibi)
21 february 2019 - 09:09:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Gen. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president since January 1986, usually woos voters, especially in the countryside, using [...] Full text...
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Museveni says some education for all than all education for some
21 february 2019 - 01:48:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has since January 1986 usually wooed voters, especially in the countryside, using [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns human rights abuses at the core of Africa refugee crisis
10 february 2019 - 18:33:58Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that human rights abuses, the impact of [...] Full text...
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AU vows robust conflict prevention strategies to slow forced displacements
08 february 2019 - 16:41:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has pledged to intensify measures to reduce the scourge of conflicts [...] Full text...
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Bashir pledges to revise public order law, release detained journalists
07 february 2019 - 07:50:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has pledged to revise a notorious public order law under which young [...] Full text...
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UK, EU, US express concern about suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice
26 january 2019 - 17:13:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British High Commission in Nigeria and the EU observer mission for next month's elections in [...] Full text...
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US express 'deep concern' on suspension of Nigeria's Chief Justice
26 january 2019 - 15:51:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The US Embassy in Nigeria on Saturday expressed “deep concern" about the suspension by President Muhammadu [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: DRC presidential vote results compilation halfway done - CENI
06 january 2019 - 18:15:52Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has compiled 53% of the results [...] Full text...
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DRC cleric reiterates election irregularities may ignite popular revolt
06 january 2019 - 14:52:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Election irregularities may ignite a popular revolt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rather [...] Full text...
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France deplores Somali government decision to expel UN representative
05 january 2019 - 16:34:29Paris, France (PANA) – The French government has deplored the decision of the Somali government to expel the Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army lifts suspension of UNICEF's activities in Boko Haram stronghold
15 december 2018 - 06:00:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army has revered a controversial decision to suspend the activities of the UN children's [...] Full text...
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Zambian NGOs condemn university students' behaviour against Information Minister
09 october 2018 - 11:31:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has condemned in the strongest terms the unruly behaviour [...] Full text...
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Ailing Tutu turns 87
07 october 2018 - 12:25:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is spending his 87 birthday in a Cape [...] Full text...
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Ageing Tutu admitted to hospital
27 september 2018 - 15:59:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital for unknown reasons on [...] Full text...
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Terrorists potentially target millions in makeshift biological weapons ‘laboratories’, UN forum hears
18 august 2018 - 05:57:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rapid advances in gene editing and so-called “DIY biological laboratories”which could be used by extremists, threaten [...] Full text...
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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
19 july 2018 - 06:57:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures
16 july 2018 - 06:46:17N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...
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Rights group criticises Uganda's 'troubling' social media tax
03 july 2018 - 07:43:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, has joined in the chorus of criticism [...] Full text...
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Report by UN expert urges governments, internet firms to ensure freedom of expression online
19 june 2018 - 18:28:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report by a UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that governments and companies [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe begins process to re-join Commonwealth, invites observers to July elections
22 may 2018 - 09:04:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has applied to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the grouping [...] Full text...
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Rights body demands release of Zambian social activist
16 may 2018 - 16:32:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The arrest of musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as ‘Pilato’, is a shocking demonstration of [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges new Ethiopian Gov't to ‘keep positive momentum going’
27 april 2018 - 05:54:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday expressed the hope that Ethiopia continues its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Morocco, Tunisia win pre-World cup friendlies, Senegal draw
24 march 2018 - 20:05:18Wroclaw, Poland (PANA) - Of the five African countries bound for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Nigeria, Morocco [...] Full text...
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Gambians demand probe into 'degrading' treatment of deportees from US
15 march 2018 - 11:38:20Gambia, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian lawmakers have asked the foreign affairs minister to investigate allegations of “degrading treatment” of 45 [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert deplores arbitrary arrests, detentions in Eritrea
14 march 2018 - 20:00:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea has deplored the arbitrary [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian parliament approves controversial state of emergency
02 march 2018 - 11:00:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Members of Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday approved the controversial state of emergency imposed by the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Eurobond issue attracts top bids despite credit down-grade
22 february 2018 - 18:38:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s national Treasury remained bullish on Thursday after a new Eurobond issue attracted bids worth a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia Prime Minister resigns after months of popular unrest
15 february 2018 - 19:05:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after months of popular protests which necessitated [...] Full text...
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Knives are out as South Africa gears for Zuma’s final fall (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
13 february 2018 - 10:50:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been scathing criticism of the manner in which President Jacob Zuma has [...] Full text...
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Botswana's labour unions condemn government's work policies
13 february 2018 - 10:38:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The Botswana Federation of Public Parastatal and Private Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) on Tuesday criticised the government's [...] Full text...
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