Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity

15 may 2024 - 13:07:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

19 march 2024 - 13:10:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for new global order that works for all

16 february 2024 - 15:54:33
Munich, Germany (PANA) - Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges

05 january 2024 - 11:14:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...

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Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

08 november 2023 - 06:04:31
New York, US (PANA) - Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to [...] Full text...

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UNGA78: UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

18 september 2023 - 17:06:48
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect re-arrested in South Africa

16 august 2023 - 12:52:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema, who was arrested near Cape Town earlier this year, [...] 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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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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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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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres

25 may 2023 - 17:54:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...

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Leadimg Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in South Africa

25 may 2023 - 12:39:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, one of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives, has been arrested in [...] Full text...

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Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report

04 may 2023 - 06:10:22
New York, US (PANA) - The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the [...] Full text...

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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity

18 april 2023 - 16:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...

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Gambia prosecutors charge 2 civilians, policeman with treason

04 january 2023 - 13:01:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian police prosecutors have charged two civilians and a policeman with treason and concealment of treason for their [...] Full text...

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Libyans concerned about trial of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker by the US

13 december 2022 - 13:41:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bouchnaf, on Monday discussed with the US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker makes initial appearance in US court

13 december 2022 - 06:29:20
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker, made an initial [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud

12 december 2022 - 15:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda

11 december 2022 - 13:32:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect

29 september 2022 - 06:07:00
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged [...] Full text...

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

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

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein summoned to appear in court for the second time

08 july 2022 - 12:01:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, has been summoned to appear before the [...] 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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South Africa's former president Zuma implicated in damning graft report

29 april 2022 - 11:45:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a further damning indictment on former President Jacob Zuma, the latest report by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres

09 april 2022 - 05:22:10
New York, US (PAA) - Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines [...] Full text...

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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam

26 march 2022 - 13:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two years on, pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO chief

10 march 2022 - 05:01:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh

03 march 2022 - 14:30:12
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN General Assembly holds debate to boost momentum for universal vaccination

26 february 2022 - 05:14:09
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Friday for greater global solidarity to [...] Full text...

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Human rights NGOs in Guinea target Moussa Dadis Camara

23 december 2021 - 16:21:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Less than 24 hours after his return from exile on Wednesday, Guinea's former junta leader, Moussa [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic may have claimed up to 180,000 health workers

21 october 2021 - 20:34:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of [...] Full text...

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UN chief says rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times'

17 october 2021 - 10:06:08
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Saadi Gaddafi set free after 7 years in Tripoli prison

06 september 2021 - 13:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Sunday from prison in [...] 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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Former Malian PM Soumeylou Maiga arrested for alleged corruption in presidential jet purchase

26 august 2021 - 15:53:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga was on Thursday placed under a detention warrant, PANA [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré

24 august 2021 - 17:42:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...

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US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head

20 august 2021 - 09:07:22
Washington, US (PANA) - The US has announced a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to [...] 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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Amnesty International calls for 'urgent fair retrial' of Moroccan journalist Omar Radi

20 july 2021 - 06:17:47
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for an urgent fair retrial of Moroccan journalist and government critic, Omar [...] 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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Six Malian officials accused of destabilising the Transition set free

20 april 2021 - 13:01:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA)- The six personalities, including, columnist Youssouf Mohamed Bathily alias Ras Bath, charged a few months ago for [...] Full text...

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France to send last batch of evidence requested by investigating judge in Thomas Sankara case

15 april 2021 - 18:58:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The French Embassy in Burkina Faso will hand over, next Saturday, the third and last [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré indicted in assassination of Thomas Sankara

13 april 2021 - 15:54:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré and 13 other persons have been indicted in the case [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Mali justice officials to respect due process in alleged coup plotters' case

15 march 2021 - 06:29:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s justice officials should scrupulously respect due process rights in the case of five men detained [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘new social contract’ as part of post-pandemic recovery

19 february 2021 - 05:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - With the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, [...] Full text...

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American missionary jailed 15 years for sexually abusing orphaned children in Kenya

05 february 2021 - 10:25:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An American missionary and philanthropist who set up an orphanage in Kenya has been sent to [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered in Libya

09 january 2021 - 14:03:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...

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Former Liberian rebel leader goes on trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes

02 december 2020 - 05:39:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia's first [...] Full text...

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Ghana's anti-corruption chief resigns

17 november 2020 - 08:01:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's anti-graft chief on Monday announced his resignation with immediate effect citing lack of cooperation from [...] 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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Tunisian film 'No Yes' picked for 16th edition of Montreal competition

15 september 2020 - 14:34:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will be represented by the No Yes film of Tunisian director Mahmoud Jemni in the [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s Health Minister appears in court to face corruption charges

09 july 2020 - 14:33:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrate's court in Lusaka on four [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by 4 Burkinabes on rights violations, rejects claim of arbitrary detention by Liberian

25 june 2020 - 17:25:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the first of two landmark judgements delivered on Wednesday, in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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Gambia commends US govt. over Michael Sang Correa’s indictment

13 june 2020 - 19:55:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia Saturday commended the United States government for indicting Michael Sang Correa, [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga

19 may 2020 - 13:36:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hailed the arrest on 16 May in [...] 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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Chadian opponent released in France

28 march 2020 - 18:01:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Mahamat Nouri, president of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), a Chadian politico-military [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s High Court grants bail to pressure group presses for President Barrow to go executive

24 february 2020 - 23:20:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   - The High Court here Monday granted bail to eight members of the troubled local pressure group- [...] Full text...

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Former head of Mali military junta Aya Sanogo, others granted provisional release

29 january 2020 - 12:25:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The indictment chamber of the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted provisional release to Captain [...] Full text...

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Mali: Professional press associations regret Tiégoum Maïga's indictment

12 january 2020 - 12:21:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Professional press associations in Mali say they learned with regret that their colleague, Tiégoum Boubèye Maïga, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says debt, danger facing refugees in Uganda

17 december 2019 - 12:49:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is painting a desperate picture of refugees in Uganda saying they are adopting [...] Full text...

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Angolan justice requests hearing of Eduardo dos Santos

12 december 2019 - 00:15:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Supreme Court decided here Tuesday to call former President José Eduardo dos Santos as [...] Full text...

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Leading civil society group urges Buhari to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from decline

19 november 2019 - 14:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s leading civil society group, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 people [...] Full text...

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Detained Tunisian Presidential Candidate, Nabil Karoui, released

09 october 2019 - 17:42:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunis Court of Cassation on Wednesday ordered the "immediate" release of presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: ISIE rejects request for postponement of second round of the presidential poll

09 october 2019 - 12:21:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) has rejected a request to postpone the second round of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader tasks president El Ghazouani with political grieviances

01 october 2019 - 17:40:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Abeid, an anti-slavery leader and defeated opposition candidate in the 22 June presidential election [...] Full text...

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Confusion reigns in Tunisia before second round of presidential election

28 september 2019 - 15:10:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The political situation in Tunisia remains confused and tormented, marked by the continued detention of the [...] Full text...

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Belgium investigates Foreign minister Reynders on construction of embassy in Kinshasa

14 september 2019 - 15:39:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Brussels prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation into the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Supporters of candidate Nabil Karoui denounce his non-release from jail

04 september 2019 - 19:22:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Close associates of Nabil Karoui, candidate for the presidential elections scheduled in Tunisia on September 15, [...] Full text...

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Electoral body approves 26 candidates for Tunisian presidential race

31 august 2019 - 18:53:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian electoral body announced on Saturday the final list of candidates allowed to participate in [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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Kenyan regulator punishes stockbrokers for insider trading

08 july 2019 - 20:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Capital Markets Authority (CMA), which regulates the Nairobi Securities Exchange, has punished three financial market [...] Full text...

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AI denounces sexual violence in Nigeria's Borno State prisons

01 may 2019 - 12:57:51
Paris, France (PANA) – Sexual violence is  committed by security agents and detainees against children and women in two high [...] Full text...

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Tribunal convicts Nigerian Chief Justice of corruption, banned from public office for 10 years

18 april 2019 - 15:05:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter [...] Full text...

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Suspected rapist in South Africa 'fit to stand trial'

08 february 2019 - 07:42:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 22-year-old man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of an [...] Full text...

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Burkina demonstration demands justice for slain journalist Zongo

13 december 2018 - 18:30:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people protested Thursday in Ouagadougou to demand justice on the 20th commemoration of the [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Algerian blogger on hunger strike

23 july 2018 - 06:31:52
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday demanded the immediate release of a blogger who has been [...] Full text...

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Rights group says impunity fuels killings of people with albinism in Malawi

28 june 2018 - 21:06:04
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A human rights group on Thursday asked the Malawian authorities to urgently overhaul the criminal justice [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma to stand trial on corruption charges

13 october 2017 - 10:37:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday rejected, with costs, President Jacob Zuma’s appeal [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kigali court reschedules opposition leader Rwigara's trial to Friday

11 october 2017 - 17:26:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Court proceedings in the case against Rwanda's disqualified opposition presidential candidate, Diane Shima Rwigara, was once [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan court postpones Diane Rwigara's trial

09 october 2017 - 14:36:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Nyarugenge intermediate court in Kigali city on Monday postponed the trial of disqualified opposition presidential [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FIFA taskforce unveils roadmap to peace for Sierra Leone’s warring parties

02 october 2017 - 13:06:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A new time frame for ending the bitter in-fighting that has plunged Sierra Leone football [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan parties regret France's dismissal of case against suspected genocide actor

28 september 2017 - 17:37:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Coalition of Civilian Parties of Rwanda (CCPR) on Thursday claimed they were shocked by the [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FA hands down life bans to 18 football officials

22 september 2017 - 14:39:01
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In a dramatic 24 hours in Sierra Leone football, the Football Association (FA) has banned [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FA President, Secretary General indicted for corruption

21 september 2017 - 15:17:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone has officially indicted the President and Secretary General [...] Full text...

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Libya: Oxfam says people stuck in Libya suffer torture, rape, slavery

10 august 2017 - 08:43:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rape, torture and slave labour are among the horrendous daily realities for people stuck in Libya [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's day in court one step closer

21 april 2017 - 13:40:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a further setback for President Jacob Zuma, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Surgeon Denis Mukwege, Panzi Hospital aid rape survivors in Guinea

09 february 2017 - 08:05:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations office working to end conflict-related sexual violence has helped to bring world-renowned surgeon [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: New crimes inquiry could shed light on French officials' role in 1994 genocide (News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Rwanda)

30 november 2016 - 14:27:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With diplomatic relations being slowly downgraded between France and Rwanda following recent France's announcement of plans [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Fitch Ratings downgrades South Africa's economic outlook

25 november 2016 - 17:44:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Fitch Ratings agency on Friday dropped South Africa's economic outlook to negative, while [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Activist beams spotlight on Botswana human rights

29 august 2016 - 14:05:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Seasoned political activist, Michael Dingake, has challenged Botswana to improve its human rights record. Speaking here on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Man in court for gruesome family murder

14 june 2016 - 15:44:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A 21-year-old man on Tuesday appeared in the Stellenbosch Magistrate's Court in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA lawyers reveal fraudulent contract details, compensation for Blatter, 2 others

05 june 2016 - 07:48:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, on Saturday released information [...] Full text...

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Angola: Amnesty International hails release of Angolan rights activist

21 may 2016 - 05:23:03
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed the Friday's release of human rights defender, José Marcos [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA slaps life bans on 2 South American football officials for bribery

06 may 2016 - 18:24:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of the world football governing body, FIFA, chaired [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ghana’s new Visa plan, Pan-Africanism and African Unity rhetoric (By Paul Ejime, Guest Writer)

29 march 2016 - 15:18:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In his State-of-the-Nation address to mark Ghana’s 59th independence anniversary on 6 March, 2016, President John [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA Sports Minister slams FIFA over bribery allegations

17 march 2016 - 12:25:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, on Thursday called on FIFA to retract its [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court rules against government in al-Bashir case

15 march 2016 - 11:48:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed the State's appeal against a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: AI urges Zimbabwe police to 'account' for pro-democracy activist

09 march 2016 - 10:28:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The absolute failure of the police to account for the enforced disappearance of Itai Dzamara, a [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission on Religious Freedom condemns Sudan over indictment of 25 muslims

22 december 2015 - 14:36:46
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday condemned the Sudanese government for [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 20 magistrates, circuit court judges removed from office

07 december 2015 - 21:00:01
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Judicial Council has removed 20 magistrates and circuit court judges from office following their indictment [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Opposition calls for identification of FIFA bribery suspects

05 november 2015 - 12:17:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday confirmed that it has called on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Commission of Inquiry says Eritreans fleeing to Europe from fear at home

30 october 2015 - 14:12:09
New York, US (PANA) - The Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, Mr. Mike [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African senior football administrators charged over FIFA scandal

21 september 2015 - 16:55:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Member of Parliament Solly Malatsi of the official opposition Democratic Alliance on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Deputy President to enter 'no case to answer' plea at ICC

11 september 2015 - 18:11:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Joshua arap Sang, charged alongside Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, said Friday his lawyers would appeal [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian court acquits journalist of trumped up porno charge

11 august 2015 - 16:59:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Zambian journalist was Tuesday acquitted of an accusation of being in possession of pornographic materials [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Detained Rwanda intelligence chief allowed to leave UK

10 august 2015 - 16:39:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda intelligence chief, Lt.-Gen. Karenzi Karake, who was put under house arrest in London by [...] Full text...

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Sudan: President Bashir leaves for Mauritania

26 july 2015 - 15:24:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan left for Nouakchott, Mauritania, leading a government delegation to the African [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Buhari denies accusing US of aiding Boko Haram

24 july 2015 - 13:32:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, just back from an acclaimed successful US visit, has denied accusing or [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ says Kenya falls short on promises for press freedom

16 july 2015 - 15:26:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday released a special report on Kenya, saying the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy welcomes indictment of former Guinean leader over 2009 stadium deaths

09 july 2015 - 17:50:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, has welcomed the indictment [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma responds to criticism from judiciary

09 july 2015 - 08:42:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Jacob Zuma has responded to a scathing attack on him and his administration [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian Minister of ICT resigns over indictment

01 july 2015 - 15:48:35
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information and Communication Technology and Innovation (ICT), Pravind Jugnauth, on Wednesday resigned [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Detained Rwanda intelligence chief released on bail in UK

25 june 2015 - 20:13:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda intelligence chief, Lieutenant General Karenzi Karake, who was detained last week by the British [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Committee on the Rights of the Child concerned with child sexual abuse in CAR

24 june 2015 - 21:17:53
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Wednesday expressed huge concerns about [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Protesters storm UK embassy over arrest of Rwanda's intelligence chief

24 june 2015 - 14:23:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated Wednesday outside the United Kingdom Embassy in Kigali to protest against the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda reacts to arrest of its intelligence chief in Britain

23 june 2015 - 17:46:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister Louise Mushikiwabo Tuesday said the abuse of justice by Western [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Sudan denies threatening SA troops over Bashir saga

16 june 2015 - 17:48:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – In another dramatic development relating to Sudanese President Omar Bashir’s attendance at the 25th [...] Full text...

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South Africa: AU Summit ends with pledge to fulfill Agenda 2063

16 june 2015 - 07:41:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The 25th session of the African Union (AU) Summit ended in the early hours of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bashir jets away from African Union storm

15 june 2015 - 12:25:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa on Monday, despite the decision of a court [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Bashir barred from leaving South Africa

14 june 2015 - 13:37:58
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudanese president Omar [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian military rejects Amnesty International's war crimes allegation

03 june 2015 - 17:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Wednesday rejected the Amnesty International report that it (military) has committed horrific [...] Full text...

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FIFA: Blatter to step down as FIFA President (Full story)

02 june 2015 - 19:05:54
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - President Sepp Blatter of world soccer's governing body FIFA is to step down from his post, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA paid US$10m 'donation', not bribe - Jordaan

01 june 2015 - 10:32:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has admitted that the World Cup [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Prominent South Africans deny FIFA corruption allegations

29 may 2015 - 08:51:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former President Thabo Mbeki is the latest high-profile South African to refute allegations by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA rocked by FIFA corruption scandal

28 may 2015 - 10:21:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African football has been thrown into turmoil amid allegations that local officials paid [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Leaders of parliament, anti-corruption commission spat over missing Ebola funds

18 february 2015 - 19:27:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Leader of Sierra Leone's Parliament Ibrahim Bundu and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chief Josepth Kamara [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight deepening problems of rights body’s boss, corruption perception index

06 december 2014 - 05:45:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening problems of the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 141 African human rights bodies laud Senegal, AU efforts for Habre indictment

03 november 2014 - 17:45:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 141 African human rights organizations from more than 32 countries have expressed support to the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: CPJ condemns journo's conviction

18 july 2014 - 11:50:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Thursday's convictions for contempt of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Nouakchott condemns Israeli raids in Gaza

13 july 2014 - 13:28:24
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritanian political groups have condemned the bombardments of the Israeli armed forces against Palestinian populations in [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo urged to criminalize torture, fight impunity and protect victims

27 june 2014 - 16:52:22
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Several human rights organizations have called on Togo to criminalize torture, fight impunity and protect victims [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma slammed for "lack-lustre" state-of-the-nation address

18 june 2014 - 08:46:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s opposition political parties have criticised President Jacob Zuma over his “lack-lustre” state-of-the-nation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military alleges plot to discredit it over anti-Boko Haram operations

30 may 2014 - 14:31:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Monday raised the alarm over an alleged plot by “apologists of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rebel leader wants immediate indictments for S. Sudan war crimes

12 may 2014 - 22:57:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has called for immediate indictment of South Sudanese leaders [...] Full text...

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UN: Envoy says Liberia faces challenges to consolidate peace

21 march 2014 - 22:05:47
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Karin Landgren, head of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), says as Liberia enters [...] Full text...

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Mali: Parliament approves creation of High Court of Justice

14 march 2014 - 19:22:28
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian MPs have unanimously approved the creation of the High Court of Justice, a legal body [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Former Pres. Rawlings lashes out at Western 'hypocrisy' over Ukraine

06 march 2014 - 09:36:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has lashed out at the "hypocrisy and inconsistency" of some [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks launch of 'Kwibuka 20' to remember Rwanda genocide

27 february 2014 - 22:53:02
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on [...] Full text...

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ICC tasks UN Security Council on Darfur war crimes

12 december 2013 - 15:17:59
New York, US (PANA) – The Chief Prosecutor of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has urged [...] Full text...

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AU seeks deferment of ICC indictments against Kenyan President, Vice

12 october 2013 - 16:39:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is in the process of expanding the mandate of the African [...] Full text...

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US urged to ensure rights of Libyan detainee

09 october 2013 - 13:09:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the US to ensure that a terrorism suspect apprehended [...] Full text...

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Nigerian court orders extradition of al-Qaeda suspect to US

29 august 2013 - 09:30:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian court has ordered the extradition of Nigerian al-Qaeda suspect Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi to the [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville Beach missing people: Lawyer welcomes indictment of Congolese general

23 august 2013 - 12:30:16
Paris, France (PANA) - The lawyer to some families of the people who went missing at the Brazzaville Beach in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria says it almost arrested Sudanese President during visit

22 august 2013 - 14:41:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has said it was already making plans to arrest and hand over Sudanese President Omar [...] Full text...

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AU Special Summit: Sudanese President cuts short Nigeria visit

16 july 2013 - 13:23:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left Nigeria Monday, less than 24 hours after he arrived for the [...] Full text...

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NGO wants Nigeria sanctioned for failing to arrest al-Bashir

15 july 2013 - 17:46:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Monday asked International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Why we will not arrest al-Bashir - Nigeria's FM

15 july 2013 - 17:35:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Responding to criticism over Nigeria's failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir over his indictment by [...] Full text...

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Canadian jailed 18 months for terrorism in Mauritania

15 july 2013 - 16:20:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Court of Appeal sitting in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, has reduced the two-year jail sentence [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leader al-Bashir arrives in Nigeria for AU Special Summit

14 july 2013 - 21:33:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir arrived in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja on Sunday to attend the [...] Full text...

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Church stampede, clampdown on criminals highlighted in Ghana media

25 may 2013 - 08:32:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A stampede last Sunday at the church of popular Nigerian preacher, Prophet T.B. Joshua, in Accra [...] Full text...

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Legal obstacles to Habré trial cleared

21 may 2013 - 12:09:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - All legal obstacles have been cleared to allow the trial of former Chadian President Hissene [...] Full text...

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Bloodbath, damning US corruption indictment reported in Nigeria

27 april 2013 - 12:10:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The killing of 185 people in a border community in north eastern Borno State, the damning [...] Full text...

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I will lead all Kenyans - Kenyatta

09 april 2013 - 14:24:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday struck a conciliatory note as he assumed office in the [...] Full text...

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12 African leaders witness Kenyatta's inauguration

09 april 2013 - 13:06:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Twelve African Heads of State and two former Presidents were among dignitaries who witnessed Tuesday's inauguration [...] Full text...

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US restates commitment to Kenya ties after Kenyatta victory

10 march 2013 - 07:21:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has promised that his country will continue its long standing [...] Full text...

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DRC rebel groups' commanders face indictment over rape

24 january 2013 - 15:02:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Commanders of the newly-formed M26 militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are among [...] Full text...

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121 journalists killed in 2012 - IFJ

31 december 2012 - 14:08:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The global press freedom body, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has described 2012 as one of [...] Full text...

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CPJ demands ''full investigation'' into slain Gambian editor's case

18 december 2012 - 16:13:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom body, Committe to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has released a statement calling [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICC suspects seal pre-poll deal

27 november 2012 - 15:03:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's International Criminal Court (ICC) indictees, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and a former Agriculture Minister [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International welcomes UN resolution on female genital mutilation

27 november 2012 - 07:36:24
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International says Monday's adoption of a resolution against female genital mutilation (FGM) at the [...] Full text...

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MFWA commends S/Leonean police for taking suspected killer of journalist to court

13 november 2012 - 15:22:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based press freedom watchdog, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Tuesday commended the Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...

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Rare feat by teenage girls, Obama's re-election featured in Nigeria

10 november 2012 - 08:51:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A rare feat by teenaged girls who invented generators that run on urine, highly-qualified persons seeking [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court outlaws MRC

19 october 2012 - 18:40:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A few days after the Kenyan government embarked on a crackdown on militia group Mombasa Republican [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Aviation Minister defends lifting of suspension on Dana Air

07 september 2012 - 13:37:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Aviation Minister Stella Oduah has defended the government's decision to lift the suspension slammed on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty asks Libya to hand over former spy chief Al-Senoussi to ICC

06 september 2012 - 22:37:10
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked Libya to hand over Abdallah Al-Senoussi, the former chief of the military [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition asks ruling party chair to resign over fuel subsidy scam

29 july 2012 - 14:53:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday asked the Chairman of the ruling [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists union trains journos in court reporting

19 july 2012 - 13:53:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A training organised by the Gambian Press Union (GPU) in court reporting was due to kick [...] Full text...

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Conflicts in Africa dominate talks as AU Summit opens

15 july 2012 - 13:57:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Summit opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday to discuss [...] Full text...

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Group urges AU to support international justice

11 july 2012 - 10:53:33
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of African civil society bodies and international organisations with a presence in Africa [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attacks in Nigeria may constitute crimes against humanity - ICC

04 july 2012 - 09:54:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The terrorist attacks by Nigeria's violent Islamic sect Boko Haram may constitute crimes against humanity, according [...] Full text...

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AU says it 'understands' Malawi's constraint in hosting Summit

22 june 2012 - 13:47:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed its understanding for the constraint faced by Malawi, which [...] Full text...

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AU summit fall out: Saddled with huge loans, Malawi tourism industry cries for mercy

15 june 2012 - 19:30:07
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Malawi Tourism Association (MTA) has appealed for clemency from banks to allow its members to [...] Full text...

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AU confirms Malawi summit hosting snub

08 june 2012 - 18:06:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Friday confirmed it will no longer be holding its July summit [...] Full text...

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Ex-Liberian President, Taylor, jailed 50 years for war crimes

30 may 2012 - 11:24:30
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by [...] Full text...

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UN tribunal for Rwandan genocide commutes convict's life sentence

08 may 2012 - 18:33:44
New York, US (PANA) - The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has commuted a convict’s [...] Full text...

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Charles Taylors’ trial: Prosecutor Hollis hails historic conviction

26 april 2012 - 19:25:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Brenda J. Hollis, has applauded [...] Full text...

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Rot in Nigeria's oil sector, Ibori's imprisonment dominate front pages

21 april 2012 - 10:44:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The mind-boggling revelation of the rot in the oil sector and the jailing of former Delta [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor seeks 30 years sentence for Lubanga

16 march 2012 - 11:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has described the conviction [...] Full text...

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UN Tribunal transfers genocide case to Rwandan authorities

29 february 2012 - 09:52:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which is trying key suspects implicated in [...] Full text...

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Dalai Lama case dismissed by SA court

03 february 2012 - 12:11:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A court in South Africa Friday dismissed an application on whether it was constitutional [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's new police boss talks tough, but... (Analysis)

27 january 2012 - 11:20:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As it has now become customary for new police chiefs, Nigeria's new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) [...] Full text...

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Kenya's deputy premier, public service chief resign after ICC indictment

26 january 2012 - 16:29:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uhuru Kenyatta and Francis Muthaura, two of the four Kenyans indicted by the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Kenyan presidential hopefuls to stand trial at ICC

23 january 2012 - 16:16:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Presidential hopefuls William Ruto and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta are among the four Kenyans who [...] Full text...

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Disappearance of cocaine highlighted in Ghana media

17 december 2011 - 08:19:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian media this week feasted on the incredible story of cocaine that was tendered as [...] Full text...

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Rawlings condemns 'speedy' Gbagbo transfer to the Hague

06 december 2011 - 13:59:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President Jerry John Rawlings has condemned the "hasty procedure" that led to the transfer [...] Full text...

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President Sata hails security services for seizure of huge cash from ex-minister

26 november 2011 - 09:00:22
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata has applauded the combined team of Zambia Police Service, Drug Enforcement Commission [...] Full text...

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We could not arrest Al Bashir - Malawi tells ICC

11 november 2011 - 20:42:39
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi has told the International Court of Justice (ICC) that the southern African country could not [...] Full text...

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Malawi's efforts at normalising relations with donors dominate headlines

22 october 2011 - 13:01:00
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's uphill efforts to normalise relationship with Western donors dominated the headlines this week. "Obama Asked [...] Full text...

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Presidential Committee submits report on Boko Haram menace in Nigeria

26 september 2011 - 19:11:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential Committee on the security challenges posed by the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria on [...] Full text...

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Uganda tasked on detained Kenyan rights defender

10 september 2011 - 14:25:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A group of international human rights campaigners has urged the Ugandan government to disclose any evidence [...] Full text...

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US hails conviction of former Rwandan minister, others for genocide

25 june 2011 - 13:50:20
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed Friday's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) conviction of Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, [...] Full text...

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France demands release of Chadian opposition leader Koulamallah

18 june 2011 - 13:33:57
Paris, France (PANA) – France Friday demanded for the release of Chadian opposition leader, Abderahmane Koulamallah, saying the move would [...] Full text...

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ILO says 115 million child labourers globally engaged in hazardous work

10 june 2011 - 19:50:30
New York, US (PANA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report. unveiled on Friday that about [...] Full text...

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