Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique

15 november 2024 - 09:08:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with DRC on ECF, RSF for US$ 1.77 billion

14 november 2024 - 08:35:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a mission of the International Monetary [...] Full text...

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Uncovering trade data gaps: Lessons from Madagascar and France: World Bank Blog By Siddhesh Kaushik and Sonja Mitikj

11 november 2024 - 07:21:13
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Bilateral reporting asymmetries in international trade data have long influenced critical statistical measures, such as trade [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African judge Willem Heath dies

11 october 2024 - 11:41:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African judge Willem Heath has died in Cape Town after a brief [...] Full text...

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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking

26 june 2024 - 13:11:39
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...

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More than 115,000 candidates write baccalauréate in Libya

23 june 2024 - 12:37:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 115,110 students on Sunday began the final examinations for the first session of the secondary [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption

14 june 2024 - 09:42:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...

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South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success

04 june 2024 - 10:37:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide

22 march 2024 - 08:44:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The mastermind of South Africa’s biggest ever fraud case, former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, [...] Full text...

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Libya launches electronic visa for foreigners

20 march 2024 - 19:07:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Wednesday launched the electronic visa for foreigners. During a meeting at the Prime [...] Full text...

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US stresses national cohesion in DR Congo after disputed presidential vote

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

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DRC opposition leader Katumbi decries home siege after disputed poll results

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

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Nigeria: Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs finally honours invitation to EFCC headquarters over N37.1bn alleged ‘fraud’

08 january 2024 - 15:05:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has finally submitted herself [...] Full text...

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Malian customs seizes 150 cases of white mercury in Kéniéba

04 january 2024 - 14:30:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs officers last week Friday seized a record 150 cases of white mercury with a [...] Full text...

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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods

03 january 2024 - 16:01:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...

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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...

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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...

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Capt Traore lays foundation stone for construction work on Burkina Faso's first national gold refinery

23 november 2023 - 17:36:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction [...] Full text...

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Libya, Bangladesh sign MOU to promote employment between them

26 october 2023 - 16:23:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed, and Bangladesh's [...] Full text...

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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...

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FIFA under pressure to remove Samuel Eto'o as Cameroon FA president

28 september 2023 - 12:01:36
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - FIFA has been urged to intervene and remove Samuel Eto'o from his role as president of [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Kenyan contractors for 15 months for fraudulent practices

26 september 2023 - 05:19:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Monday announced a 15-month debarment of a Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog

01 september 2023 - 15:45:07
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Does internet help you to stay in touch with family and friends? If you answered [...] Full text...

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End of FIFA ban rekindles Zimbabwe's World Cup hopes

12 july 2023 - 06:25:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the country's football association which has [...] Full text...

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More than 63,000 pensioners in Mali undergo physical check for fraud

22 june 2023 - 14:58:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Social Security Fund (CMSS), which is responsible for managing pension beneficiaries in Mali, has [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa

21 june 2023 - 09:45:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] Full text...

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Posh Miami enclave to become US football hub with FIFA, Messi set to move in

14 june 2023 - 05:54:36
Miami, US (PANA) - Lionel Messi isn’t the only football powerhouse heading to Miami – FIFA, the organisers of the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide fugitive faces more charges in South Africa

09 june 2023 - 10:48:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, the Rwandan national accused of genocide on Friday appeared before the Cape Town [...] Full text...

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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security

05 june 2023 - 17:54:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...

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5 kg of cocaine seized by Malian customs on the Mali - Guinea road link

02 june 2023 - 17:34:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian customs, through its mobile intervention brigade (BMI) based in Bancoumana, in the circle of Kangaba, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa appears in court

02 june 2023 - 12:35:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishemaappeared in a Cape Town court on Friday where he [...] Full text...

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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...

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South Africa's Official opposition party demands answers over extradition debacle

18 april 2023 - 11:36:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), on Tuesday said it will be writing [...] Full text...

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Gambians go to the poll in local government election on Saturday

14 april 2023 - 15:50:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians will vote Saturday to constitute the third and final phase of the electoral cycle which [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for development of tax system in Libya

14 april 2023 - 14:17:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has stressed the need to [...] Full text...

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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...

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Burkina Customs seize $1m in counterfeit notes and 56 fake gold bars

11 april 2023 - 14:19:23
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Research and Intervention Brigade, supported by the Baskuy police, seized counterfeit banknotes worth [...] Full text...

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Burundian state imposes rigour in management of public funds

08 april 2023 - 19:50:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The economic highlight of the week that is drawing to a close was the referral to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria outraged by UAE refusal to release prominent fugitives

08 april 2023 - 07:32:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has reacted with outrage at the refusal by the UAE [...] Full text...

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

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, 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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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission

06 march 2023 - 12:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria's main opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday led [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition leader Peter Obi claims he won presidential election (By Paul Ejime)

02 march 2023 - 19:33:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian state governor Peter Obi of the opposition labour Party (LP) claimed on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)

01 march 2023 - 16:32:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president tells aggrieved losing candidates in presidential polls to 'take your grievances to court'

01 march 2023 - 07:43:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday “heartily” congratulated the candidate of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), [...] Full text...

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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain

28 february 2023 - 12:29:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...

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Malian customs seize 8.5kg of gold on Mali-Côte d''Ivoire corridor

20 february 2023 - 14:47:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Customs, through its Directorate of Intelligence and the fight against fraud, has seized 8.3 kg [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso records inflation rate of 14.6% in 2022

26 january 2023 - 15:41:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso for the whole of 2022 recorded an annual average inflation of 14.6% against [...] Full text...

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Benin's revenue forecast to rise in 2023

19 december 2022 - 19:05:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will experience in 2023 an increase in state revenues, according to a forecast of the [...] Full text...

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US questions credibility of Equatorial Guinea's election that gave President Nguema his 6th term

30 november 2022 - 06:42:34
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed doubts about the credibility of election in Equatorial Guinea that saw [...] Full text...

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Top South African court rules against former President Zuma

29 september 2022 - 11:11:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that leading judge [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President Ruto set to be inaugurated on Tuesday

13 september 2022 - 07:16:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dr. William Samoei Ruto will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the fifth president of Kenya, beginning a new [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State congratulates Kenyan president-elect Ruto

08 september 2022 - 06:09:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Kenyan president-elect, William Ruto, on phone [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Kenyan Supreme Court confirms election of William Ruto as President

05 september 2022 - 14:43:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - William Ruto, the Deputy President of Kenya, will be sworn in as the next President after [...] Full text...

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More than 63,000 false registration numbers found in Libya, says Prosecutor General

17 august 2022 - 19:56:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 63,986 fake national registration numbers were discovered in Libya by commissions of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prosecutor General issues warrants against health ministry officials

11 august 2022 - 12:04:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five Libyan regional hospital directors, seven officials of the Ministry of Health and two company directors [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Ivorian company for 'fraudulent practices'

26 july 2022 - 08:43:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Monday announced a nine-month debarment of Ivoian company, [...] Full text...

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Interpol issues red alerts against five Libyan officials for embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars

07 july 2022 - 15:43:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Interpol issues red alert notices against five Libyan officials at the request of the Libyan Prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over alleged fraud, information theft

06 july 2022 - 11:04:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on 28 June extridited a Nigerian to the United States over his alleged involvement in [...] Full text...

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Major concerns over extradition of South Africa's most wanted fugitives

01 july 2022 - 13:12:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged the Justice Department and [...] Full text...

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South Africa's prosecuting body addresses Gupta extradition concerns

23 june 2022 - 10:24:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says claims that it is mishandling the extradition [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s most wanted fugitives prepare for extradition battle

10 june 2022 - 13:54:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Dubai police have confirmed that South Africa’s most wanted fugitives – Rajesh and Atul [...] Full text...

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South Africa's most wanted fugitives arrested in Dubai

07 june 2022 - 07:49:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most wanted fugitives are behind bars in Dubai following a global manhunt. Alleged [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian arrested at Mauritius airport with materials to print fake currency

10 may 2022 - 07:17:24
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) -The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted a Cameroonian passenger at the SSR International airport  with materials [...] Full text...

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Public finance administration model law on the cards for SADC

28 april 2022 - 19:35:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia’s finance minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, has applauded the SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretariat for facilitating [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt. unveils "urgent actions" to be taken against terrorism

27 april 2022 - 21:49:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced on Wednesday a number of "urgent actions" to be taken to [...] Full text...

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Amid solution to Libya's crisis, authorities seek international support (Analysis by BA Youssef,PANA correspondent)

21 april 2022 - 23:46:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The massive enthusiasm shown by Libyans for the organisation of the elections, with nearly 3 million [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's corruption trial postponed again

11 april 2022 - 13:07:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s application for a postponement of his long-awaited criminal trial was [...] Full text...

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Gambians vote in legislative election

09 april 2022 - 12:41:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians are voting on Saturday in an election for 53 parliamentarians for a five-year term. Under the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma’s trial

31 march 2022 - 13:58:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempts [...] Full text...

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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC

18 march 2022 - 04:52:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...

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Customs seize methamphetamine

07 march 2022 - 17:32:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Customs Postal Control Office here (CDP Ouaga) on Tuesday, 22 February, seized 480 grams [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper looks for options in power struggle between rival governments

05 march 2022 - 17:57:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The existence of two rival governments in Libya, after the adoption by Parliament of a new [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty still looms in Libya with emergence of two governments

03 march 2022 - 22:12:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vote of confidence by the Libyan Parliament on Tuesday evening in the government formed by [...] Full text...

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UN to ask both Libyan Assemblies to adopt constitutional basis for elections

03 march 2022 - 18:48:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced on Thursday a letter addressed to [...] Full text...

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Prime Minister-designate says government will carry out its duties by force of law

03 march 2022 - 16:42:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha has said his government will carry out its duties "by the force [...] Full text...

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Guterres reaffirms need to meet Libyans' aspirations to choose leaders

03 march 2022 - 16:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is closely following developments in Libya, where a March [...] Full text...

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Libya's newly appointed PM denounces Russia's attack on Ukraine

02 march 2022 - 18:42:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Libyan prime minister confirmed by the Libyan Parliament, Fathi Bachagha, has denounced Russia's attack [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to swearing in new government on Thursday

02 march 2022 - 11:38:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Parliament will swear in the new Libyan government headed by Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha Tobruk on [...] Full text...

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Libya's new PM confident of a peaceful handover of power

01 march 2022 - 20:26:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fathi Bachagha, the new Libyan Prime Minister, confirmed by the Libyan Parliament, says his government will [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNU rejects parliamentary votes of confidence for alternate govt

01 march 2022 - 20:05:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government announced on Tuesday evening its rejection of the vote of confidence granted [...] Full text...

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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings

21 february 2022 - 12:42:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...

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US embassy deplores accusation of bias against Stephanie Williams

17 february 2022 - 21:08:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has expressed regret at a statement issued on Thursday by Libyan [...] Full text...

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South African court rules former president Zuma's graft trial must go ahead

16 february 2022 - 11:55:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's suspended cop, Abba Kyari, declared wanted by NDLEA for drug trafficking

14 february 2022 - 16:48:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared the suspended head of the Inspector-General of [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libya's High State Council says the 14-month deadline to organise elections is justifiable

13 february 2022 - 15:25:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, said that the holding of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM kicks against new transition or parallel government

09 february 2022 - 12:57:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has said he will not allow any new transitional stages or [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to grill candidates for position of PM, other businesses

31 january 2022 - 20:09:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives resumed plenary on Monday in Tobruk, focusing on plans to grill [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars CP Power East Africa Limited for fraudulent practices

26 january 2022 - 23:56:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the 48-month debarment of CP Power East [...] Full text...

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Multiple ways to tackle problems facing Libya's political process (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

20 january 2022 - 21:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The intense consultations that have been going on since the postponement of the 24 December elections [...] Full text...

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Parliament's plenary on the electoral process resumes Tuesday

17 january 2022 - 20:13:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) on Monday in Tobruk (East), suspended its plenary session, [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan High Electoral Commission estimates holding of elections in 6 and 8 months

17 january 2022 - 19:19:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the governing board of the National High Electoral Commission (NHEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libya's Election Commission blames laws passed by parliament for postponing elections

03 january 2022 - 18:20:10
Tripoli,  Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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Illegal bets add up to 1.7 trillion dollars each year: new UN report

09 december 2021 - 10:24:41
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Up to $1.7 trillion is estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets each year, according to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament forms Committee to liaise with Electoral Commission

07 december 2021 - 18:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A committee to liaise with the High National Electoral Commission was formed on Tuesday, by the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament discusses monitoring of electoral process behind closed doors

07 december 2021 - 14:08:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament is on Tuesday meeting behind closed doors in the eastern city of Tobruk [...] Full text...

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Libya: Parliament to convene plenary Tuesday, to discuss the electoral process

06 december 2021 - 19:20:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouairi, has called for [...] Full text...

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Negotiations in progress for plenary session of Libyan Parliament on electoral process

06 december 2021 - 13:36:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi al-Nouwairi, announced here Monday ongoing [...] Full text...

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72 MPs invite chairman of the Libyan Electoral Commission to plenary session

05 december 2021 - 16:48:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seventy-two MPs in the House of Representatives (Parliament) have asked the Speaker of Parliament to hold [...] Full text...

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Gambians go to the polls Saturday to elect new president

03 december 2021 - 18:51:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians will Saturday, December 4, 2021, go to the polls to elect a President who will [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM welcomes creation of anti-corruption structure

03 december 2021 - 15:35:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former High Representative of the deposed Guinean president, Alpha Condé, and leader of the Union [...] Full text...

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UN envoy reaffirms importance of Libyans going to the polls in December

22 november 2021 - 14:24:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million Libyan voters collect voter cards

20 november 2021 - 11:24:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High National Electoral Commission announced on Friday that 1,202,254 voter cards were distributed from 8 [...] Full text...

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Filing of nomination papers for Libya's presidential and legislative elections begins on Monday

07 november 2021 - 15:56:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Higher National Electoral Commission in Libya (HNEC), [...] Full text...

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Madagascar readies to receive US$ 69 million IMF support under ECF

27 october 2021 - 09:41:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will disburse US$69 million to Madagascar to cover external and fiscal [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's supporters celebrate his release from prison

14 october 2021 - 13:04:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large crowd of people loyal to former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday gathered [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2021 - 19:08:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...

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Libyan mayors reject vote of no confidence in Government of National Unity

22 september 2021 - 12:12:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mayors of 66 cities out of 116 across Libya on have rejected Tuesday's vote of no [...] Full text...

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South African Foundation moves to block Zuma's release

15 september 2021 - 18:14:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Wednesday launched an application to declare that the [...] Full text...

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Preparations for December elections in Libya on agenda of meeting in Tripoli

07 september 2021 - 20:51:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, met here Tuesday with the chairman of [...] Full text...

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Backlash in South Africa after decision to release Zuma

07 september 2021 - 17:08:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for legal action to be taken against South Africa’s Department [...] Full text...

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Malawian prophet faces new South African lawsuit

30 august 2021 - 16:56:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African businessman has filed an application in the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Police Chief receives panel report on Abba Kyari, Police detective indicted in U.S. court by FBI for fraud

26 august 2021 - 18:32:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday received the report of the Nigeria [...] Full text...

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South African jailed ex-president Zuma begs for donations

24 august 2021 - 15:53:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is urging ordinary compatriots to dig into their [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Nigerian firm and affiliates for 18 months for fraudulent practices

17 august 2021 - 14:41:30
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Tuesday announced an 18-month debarment of Sargittarius Nigeria Limited [...] Full text...

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Trial of former South African President Zuma postponed due to ill-health

10 august 2021 - 11:45:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday postponed former President Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial to [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma hospitalised

06 august 2021 - 09:45:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month prison sentence, has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Police Commission ratifies suspension of top police officer over FBI indictment

02 august 2021 - 07:48:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Police Service Commission has suspended the Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team, [...] Full text...

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Libya's International E-Commerce Fair begins

01 august 2021 - 18:57:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan International E-Commerce Fair started on Sunday at the Tripoli International Fair complex, under the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Sierra Leone shows signs of economic recovery but still faces risks - IMF

28 july 2021 - 07:48:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – Sierra Leone has secured a US$44.2 million support from the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of [...] Full text...

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Togo's ANC suspends participation in national consultation of political actors

14 july 2021 - 13:10:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's National Alliance for Change (ANC) on Tuesday suspended its participation in the work of the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Customs seize more than 7 kg of gold

30 june 2021 - 22:09:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Mobile Customs Brigade of Koudougou has seized more than 7 kg of gold as [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma sentenced to 15-months imprisonment

29 june 2021 - 09:26:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court to rule on Zuma on Tuesday

28 june 2021 - 10:34:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Monday announced that it will deliver its long-awaited judgment on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...

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Bitter dispute divides South Africa's ruling party

17 june 2021 - 16:58:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ace Magashule, the suspended Secretary General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in [...] Full text...

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South Africa seeks extradition of high-profile fugitives

03 june 2021 - 17:30:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it has applied to the [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Cameroon on new economic support arrangements

28 may 2021 - 10:44:49
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has shown resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still faces significant challenges, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma loses another court battle

27 may 2021 - 16:50:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempt to appeal [...] Full text...

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African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report

27 may 2021 - 14:43:01
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma pleads not guilty at major graft trial

26 may 2021 - 12:30:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 20 years after former President Jacob Zuma was linked to a corrupt multi-million [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Mactebac Contractors, Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 months for fraudulent practices

19 may 2021 - 17:22:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Ltd., [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Growing calls for Zuma to appear before anti-graft commission

03 march 2021 - 15:39:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The opposition Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP has urged former President Jacob Zuma to appear [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Senate approves Buhari's nominee for anti-corruption chief

24 february 2021 - 15:53:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved 40-year old Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the nation’s main [...] Full text...

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Date set for former South African President Zuma's high-profile graft trial

23 february 2021 - 11:46:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following more than 10 years of delays, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Kenyan firm for tender fraud

16 february 2021 - 11:34:50
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has debarred a Kenyan company for engaging in fraudulent practices [...] Full text...

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U17 UFOA/A Tournament: Gambia, Sierra Leone kicked out of competition for age fraud

09 february 2021 - 20:38:30
Thies, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia and Sierra Leone have been kicked out of the tournament of the Zone A of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Corruption kills people worldwide – Transparency International

30 january 2021 - 13:55:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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Leading South African football administrator passes on at 82

19 january 2021 - 15:09:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Controversial South African football administrator Abdul Bhamjee has died in Durban after a short [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January

30 december 2020 - 23:22:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu,  coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...

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Alleged cheating candidates in Benin's magistrates' exam to face public prosecutor

22 december 2020 - 09:55:57
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Two women suspected of cheating during a recruitment exam for judges will be presented on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Judicial proceedings against alleged cheaters at the magistrates' competition in Benin

15 december 2020 - 21:24:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - People arrested on suspicion of cheating during the magistrates' contest last Saturday will be prosecuted, the [...] Full text...

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Illicit financial flows threaten security, stability in Africa: UN deputy chief

11 december 2020 - 06:27:31
New York, US (PANA) - At a time when Africa is mobilising resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit [...] Full text...

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Polling stations open in Burkina Faso for presidential, legislative elections

22 november 2020 - 10:57:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Polling stations opened Sunday at 6 a.m. in several localities throughout the country for the [...] Full text...

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Malawi fugitive pastor detained

18 november 2020 - 10:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary on Wednesday handed themselves over [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices fall in Burkina Faso

17 november 2020 - 16:43:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Harouna Kaboré, announced on Tuesday that fuel [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Malawi clash over fugitive evangelist

16 november 2020 - 12:19:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for Malawian evangelist Shepherd Bushiri [...] Full text...

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The roadmap of political Dialogue Forum and results of Military Commission highlighted in Libyan news

14 november 2020 - 17:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The themes of discussions throughout sessions of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum which began Monday in [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election

03 november 2020 - 16:24:30
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council

02 november 2020 - 23:41:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania police quash opposition demonstrations, arrest leaders

02 november 2020 - 15:01:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Police in Tanzania on Monday moved to avert planned demonstrations called by the opposition [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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Guinean Civil Society deploys observers for Sunday's presidential election

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

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Zimbabwe's MDC-T factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, sworn in as MP

07 october 2020 - 17:35:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) factional leader, Thokozani Khupe, was late Wednesday sworn in as [...] Full text...

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Libyans working in civil service take 58% of State resources

20 september 2020 - 13:28:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plethora of civil servants in Libya's public administration represents one of the greatest challenges facing [...] Full text...

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Gambia: OFAC targets Jammeh's wife, Nabah Ltd. for supporting corrupt persons

15 september 2020 - 17:25:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted Zineb Souma Yahya [...] Full text...

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South Africa faces “massive” mobile fraud problem, says expert

01 september 2020 - 13:41:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Anti-fraud firm Evina has determined that one out of every three mobile subscription attempts in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan Health minister distances self from pandemic supplies rip off

31 august 2020 - 13:11:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, on Monday denied having a hand in a US$70,260 coronavirus medical [...] Full text...

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Why women need to embrace these three digital technologies

31 august 2020 - 11:39:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – It is imperative that women play an equal role in shaping the impact of [...] Full text...

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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims

30 august 2020 - 17:11:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...

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Congo, DR Congo to intensify trade

25 august 2020 - 16:05:42
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plan to update their bilateral [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Moroccan King Mohammed warns against a return to confinement

21 august 2020 - 13:23:16
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI warned on Thursday that if the upward trend in coronavirus cases continues, [...] Full text...

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AfDB sanctions four Nigerian companies over fraud

20 august 2020 - 14:18:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday slapped a 24-month debarment on four Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry, Central Bank cooperate to deal with money laundering

10 august 2020 - 18:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)-The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya and Chairman of the National Committee against Money Laundering and [...] Full text...

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Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe elected Speaker of the Burundi National Assembly

07 august 2020 - 18:11:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe, a member of parliament of the ruling National Council for the Defence of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings

05 august 2020 - 10:18:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...

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More than 60 attempts of illegal migration foiled in a week in Tunisia

29 july 2020 - 00:06:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian gendarmerie within a week, 19-25 July, foiled 63 attempts of illegal migration [...] Full text...

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Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Brazzaville from RDC

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

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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid

10 july 2020 - 11:19:46
Brussels,  Belgium (PANA) -  Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products

09 july 2020 - 03:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges caution over fraudulent African artefacts sold in its name

02 july 2020 - 06:23:03
Paris, France (PANA) -  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed the existence of an illicit trafficking [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to intensify fight against corruption

30 june 2020 - 16:42:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to shed [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ban on trading of stocks and mobile money transactions to have dire economic consequences (Analysis by Correspondent Tatira Zwinoira)

27 june 2020 - 19:26:18
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe government on Saturday took the unprecedented move to ban trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Congolese National Assembly ratifies law on prevention of tax evasion

27 june 2020 - 15:16:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Assembly of Congo on Friday ratified in Brazzaville the bill authorizing the ratification of [...] Full text...

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African countries making headway in tackling tax evasion, money laundering - Report

26 june 2020 - 18:33:00
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan lawmaker fined hefty US$14 million over famine food supplies fraud

26 june 2020 - 00:06:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan anti-corruption court Thursday found John Waluke, a ranking lawmaker and chief whip, and a [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Chinese firm, Sieyuan Electric and Subsidiaries, for fraud

16 june 2020 - 19:00:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, announced the conclusion of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius PM reiterates 'zero-tolerance' policy against fraud, corruption

12 june 2020 - 05:13:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday said that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance [...] Full text...

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Burundi president-elect to be sworn in on 26 August

06 june 2020 - 15:17:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president-elect, General Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, from the pro-government party, will be sworn in on 26 [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts large demonstration to denounce mismanagement of the country by government

06 june 2020 - 00:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converged Friday at the Independent Monument here to protest against the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Election fever cools in Burundians after announcement of presidential poll results

26 may 2020 - 15:26:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Calm reaction characterised the political atmosphere in Burundi on Tuesday following the announcement of provisional results [...] Full text...

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

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

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SCOs report incidents, failures in Sunday’s poll in Benin

20 may 2020 - 20:43:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The electoral platform of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Benin Wednesday reported several incidents in Sunday’s [...] Full text...

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Beninese civil society advocates peaceful management of post-election period

20 may 2020 - 17:47:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Electoral Platform of CSOs (PEOSC) in Benin has called for a peaceful management of the [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars Tunisian engineering firm over fraud

14 may 2020 - 11:31:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Thursday imposed a 13-month debarment on a Tunisian [...] Full text...

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FSD denounces results of Malian parliamentary elections, demands resignation of president of constitutional court

07 may 2020 - 21:00:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The Front for the Safeguard of Democracy (FSD) here Thursday rejected the final results of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns

30 april 2020 - 08:21:11
New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, [...] Full text...

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Senegalese basketball club president suspended for 10 years

22 april 2020 - 16:30:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Baba Tandian, former president of Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB) and president of the Saint-Louis Basketball Club [...] Full text...

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Customs officials seize large quantity of contraband in southern Senegal

22 april 2020 - 12:43:41
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese customs on Tuesday seized a large quantity of contraband in the Sindian area, south of [...] Full text...

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AfDB places Ugandan Company on 12-month conditional non-debarment for fraudulent practice

17 april 2020 - 18:28:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday, 17 April, 2020, announced a 12-month conditional [...] Full text...

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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups

08 april 2020 - 19:22:14
Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: More than 1,400 prisoners pardoned in Mali

08 april 2020 - 13:44:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has pardoned more than 1,400 prisoners to ease congestion in jails [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Fuel prices fall by CFAF 30 in Burkina Faso

02 april 2020 - 17:54:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts on Thursday announced a drop of 30 CFA [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese traders urged not to inflate prices

25 march 2020 - 12:57:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Philippe Nsonde-Mondzie, Director General of Competition and Trade Fraud Enforcement at the Congolese Ministry of Trade [...] Full text...

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AfDB debars two Nigerian companies for fraudulent practices

17 march 2020 - 19:42:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday, 17 March 2020, announced the debarment of [...] Full text...

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Court rejects former South African President Zuma’s latest bid to avoid trial

13 march 2020 - 12:39:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s efforts to avoid standing trial on corruption charges suffered another [...] Full text...

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Togo opposition party calls for rerun of presidential election

11 march 2020 - 10:21:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's opposition National Alliance for Change (ANC), whose candidate, Jean-Pierre Fabre, came third with 4.35 per [...] Full text...

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Reactions of USA and Catholic Church to Togo's presidential election results highlighted in the news

07 march 2020 - 18:26:08
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese press commented this week on the final results of the presidential election, giving Faure [...] Full text...

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