85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO
02 november 2024 - 06:58:01Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
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Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists
21 october 2024 - 11:25:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist
19 october 2024 - 12:43:41Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...
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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
19 october 2024 - 06:18:05New York, US (PANA) - No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s environment minister sues journalist
17 october 2024 - 12:45:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh [...] Full text...
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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW
01 october 2024 - 10:13:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
13 september 2024 - 05:59:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...
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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza
07 august 2024 - 05:47:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
30 july 2024 - 05:58:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities [...] Full text...
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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli
14 july 2024 - 15:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, 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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EU adopts first-ever law combating violence against women
07 may 2024 - 10:36:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted the first-ever law to combat violence against women, giving the green [...] Full text...
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UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
03 may 2024 - 06:03:09New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, resigns
17 april 2024 - 10:23:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Tuesday announced his [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
03 march 2024 - 07:42:45New York, US (PANA) - More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist
02 february 2024 - 07:01:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists
02 february 2024 - 06:13:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...
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Drone strikes on civilians in Burkina Faso apparent war crimes, says rights watchdog
26 january 2024 - 05:55:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three Burkina Faso military drone strikes that the government claimed targeted Islamist fighters killed at least 60 [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
25 january 2024 - 08:29:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...
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Libyan media's financial problems on the agenda at a meeting
24 january 2024 - 17:13:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...
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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF
23 january 2024 - 16:01:18Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe govt urged to free rights defender Diallo, end 'discriminatory conscription' of independent voices
22 january 2024 - 11:47:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Burkina Faso authorities to ensure his safe return [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM insists on existence of Constitution to establish process leading to elections
25 december 2023 - 13:48:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said the [...] Full text...
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Tripoli Forum for Government Communication begins
23 december 2023 - 15:54:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Forum for Government Communication, part of the Tripoli Media Days activities, got underway on [...] Full text...
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France cancels decree extraditing François Compaoré to Burkina Faso
22 december 2023 - 16:52:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has cancelled the extradition decree of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso, where he is [...] Full text...
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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation
16 december 2023 - 10:18:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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Germany Court Verdict: Former Gambian leader death squad member sentenced to Life Imprisonment
30 november 2023 - 14:00:09Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A German Court in the city of Celle on Thursday found former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...
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Germany: Verdict on extrajudicial killings in The Gambia
28 november 2023 - 19:03:05Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A German court in the city of Celle is expected to deliver a verdict on 30 [...] Full text...
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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
28 november 2023 - 13:25:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will need coordination with the UN
10 november 2023 - 06:23:20New York, US (PANA) - Any plans for short-term pauses in the fighting in Gaza must be carried out in [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent
09 november 2023 - 09:11:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...
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PANAPRESS has a new chairman of the board of directors
03 november 2023 - 16:33:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan News Agency (LANA), Ibrahim Hadeia Magbri, has been appointed to [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other
18 october 2023 - 07:01:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza
15 october 2023 - 07:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...
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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced
19 september 2023 - 06:40:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is once again preparing to crown the leading performers from women’s and men’s football in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN says Sudanese Army, paramilitary forces 'responsible for abhorrent rights violations'
14 september 2023 - 06:15:57New York, US (PANA) - Both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible [...] Full text...
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Coups only make crises worse: Guterres
01 september 2023 - 05:21:45New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist
30 august 2023 - 06:15:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...
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World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official
29 july 2023 - 08:36:45New York, US, (PANA) - Russia has not offered any free grain to the UN food relief agency so far, [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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FIFA chief wants referees to stop football games when racism occurs
16 june 2023 - 11:21:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A zero tolerance approach must be taken over racism in football and referees at all levels [...] Full text...
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EU agrees on stronger press freedom, free speech protection
09 june 2023 - 10:22:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European Union (EU) member states have reached a common position on a draft law which will [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Media forgotten in truce agreement; how journalists are faring in war situation (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
29 may 2023 - 12:35:56Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Over 500 journalists have lost their jobs since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan on [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for national reconciliation in Burundi and revival of Arusha agreement
24 may 2023 - 13:02:16Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A UN expert on Wednesday called on Burundi to overcome divisions and restore the Arusha Agreement. The [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Warring parties asked to vacate hospitals, medical facilities to alleviate suffering of patients (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
23 may 2023 - 11:47:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This was the last message Abdul- Kareem Gassim, a 60 year-old journalist, posted on his Facebook [...] Full text...
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AFP's treatment of political situation in Morocco and Algeria as seen by a Moroccan newspaper
16 may 2023 - 19:23:22Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The difference in the treatment of the political situation in Morocco and Algeria by the Agence [...] Full text...
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OIC urges media in Islamic countries to support Palestinian colleagues
13 may 2023 - 14:06:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday called for the media in Islamic countries to [...] Full text...
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European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria
12 may 2023 - 13:58:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...
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US reaffirms commitment to strengthening role of free, independent press in Libya
04 may 2023 - 19:50:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of a free and independent [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about new media restrictions in Burkina Faso
07 april 2023 - 16:48:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said here Thursday that he [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper urges Libyan authorities to ask AU to appoint Commissioner to deal with migration issue
07 april 2023 - 16:44:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A cross-border phenomenon, illegal migration, has become a pressing issue in Libya and on the African [...] Full text...
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New RSF report warns of threats to journalists in the Sahel
03 april 2023 - 14:31:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a new report entitled "In the Skin of a Journalist in the Sahel", Reporters [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper denounces unisian president's statements on Bouri oil field, as an attempt to export his problems abroadT
26 march 2023 - 17:55:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper -Alsabaah - has derided Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statement concerning the Bouri oil [...] Full text...
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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres
25 march 2023 - 05:14:36New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...
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Journalists dismissed from Tunisian parliament
13 march 2023 - 16:12:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Local journalists and foreign press correspondents were barred from entering parliament to cover the inaugural session [...] Full text...
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Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
07 march 2023 - 05:44:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for State [...] Full text...
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Judge in former South African President Zuma's graft case recuses himself
30 january 2023 - 12:44:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Piet Koen on Monday recused himself from the high-profile corruption case against former [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper slams misinformation war against migrants
27 january 2023 - 18:55:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A natural and complex phenomenon that affects all human populations, migration, is intimately linked to the [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'
18 january 2023 - 11:50:46Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...
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Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO
17 january 2023 - 15:26:42Paris, France (PANA) - The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous [...] Full text...
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Top prize for Press Freedom in Libya awarded to late Palestinian journalist Abu Akleh
25 december 2022 - 15:51:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top prize for press freedom in Libya, the Al-Saraya Al-Hamra, has been awarded to the late [...] Full text...
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Reporters Without Borders calls for charges to be dropped against Cameroonian journalist
23 december 2022 - 16:10:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, a journalist and [...] Full text...
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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display
22 december 2022 - 15:35:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma ordered to withdraw criminal prosecution of Ramaphosa
22 december 2022 - 09:17:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Thursday said the certificate former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa orders Zuma to withdraw criminal case
18 december 2022 - 11:38:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has served former President Jacob Zuma with legal papers, [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma launches criminal case against President Ramaphosa
16 december 2022 - 05:08:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday night launched a private criminal prosecution against President [...] Full text...
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US sanctions against Karim Kéita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita
14 december 2022 - 14:50:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Mali, Briant Neubert, Monday resurrected the sanctions [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case
13 december 2022 - 14:08:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog denounces suspension of Radio France Internationale in Burkina Faso
06 december 2022 - 13:41:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Tuesday condemned the suspension of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...
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Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan
15 november 2022 - 09:23:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...
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Ghana President fires Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance
14 november 2022 - 11:10:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the appointment of the Minister of State [...] Full text...
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Former South African President De Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize stolen
09 november 2022 - 09:40:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nobel Peace Prize former South African President FW de Klerk was awarded in [...] Full text...
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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo
01 november 2022 - 13:03:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...
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Chad: UN condemns deadly use of force against demonstrators
21 october 2022 - 19:21:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has condemned Thursday's deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against [...] Full text...
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Abdelmadjid Dbaiba explains basis of MOU signed with Turkey
06 october 2022 - 20:15:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime inister of the Libyan Provisional National Unity Government Abdelmadjid al-Dbaiba explained on Wednesday the [...] Full text...
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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany
06 october 2022 - 10:03:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A woman who survived the murder of a renowned Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara, will testify on Thursday [...] Full text...
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South African liberation hero honoured by Clooney Foundation
03 october 2022 - 12:20:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Albie Sachs has received a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by [...] Full text...
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UN reiterates concern over potential violence in Libya
26 august 2022 - 11:41:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations has reiterated its concern about a potential violence in Libya following the mobilisation [...] Full text...
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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association
11 august 2022 - 08:33:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...
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Leader of Tunisian Islamist movement appeas before anti-terrorist unit
19 july 2022 - 16:54:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The leader of the Islamist movement - Ennahdha - Rached Ghannouchi, the main opposition party in [...] Full text...
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Béchir Zabiyeh named Journalist of the Year in Libya
21 june 2022 - 11:50:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Writer and journalist Bechir Zabiyeh has been named Journalist of the Year in Libya, the Organising [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Zimbabwean govt to investigate murder of woman
14 june 2022 - 06:09:29Harare, Zmbabwe (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the Zimbabwe authorities to thoroughly investigate the murder of [...] Full text...
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Sudan military rulers lift state of emergency
30 may 2022 - 06:18:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese military rulers have lifted the state of emergency imposed throughout the country on 25 [...] Full text...
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African Sports journalists undergo training on mastery of techniques in sports reporting
23 may 2022 - 19:52:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Journalists and heads of sports services from some 20 African countries, including Mali, are taking from [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tutu's trust slams Israeli police brutality
15 may 2022 - 10:11:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister deplores death of Palestinian journalist Cherine Abou Akla
11 may 2022 - 15:08:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Wednesday deplored the death of [...] Full text...
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Guinean government expresses concern for national press freedom
04 may 2022 - 14:43:00Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government has taken important measures in favour of the press with a view to [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom
04 may 2022 - 13:50:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman urges journalists to contribute to reconciliation in Libya
04 may 2022 - 13:30:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has hailed journalists on the occasion of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso says has provided all guarantees to facilitate extradition of François Compaoré
03 may 2022 - 17:13:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso said here Monday it had provided all the guarantees [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog cites arbitrary censorship, especially on internet, in Africa
03 may 2022 - 13:58:09Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite a wave of liberalisation in the 1990s in Africa, there are still, too often, cases [...] Full text...
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Germany tries crimes against humanity committed in Gambia
21 april 2022 - 10:35:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany's first trial for serious crimes committed in Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression
19 april 2022 - 11:26:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...
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Mali: Suspension of RFI and France 24 is "attack against freedom and independence of information"(RSF)
17 march 2022 - 20:18:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) on Thursday denounced an attack against information, which will be prejudicial [...] Full text...
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Cameroonian journalist to lead New York-based investment banker's Africa expansion
26 february 2022 - 00:04:21New York, US (PANA) – Cameroonian broadcast journalist, Michel Lobé Ewané, has been named a Board member of the New [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL denounces attack on journalist in Benghazi, eastern Libya
15 february 2022 - 17:02:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya yy(UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the attack on the correspondent [...] Full text...
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Malian Justice opens investigation into attempt to undermine internal, external security of the state
12 february 2022 - 14:22:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian High Court of Bamako's Commune IV, announced here Friday the opening of preliminary investigations [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional authorities expel journalist from Jeune Afrique
08 february 2022 - 15:33:00Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Press Centre (Maison de la presse) of Mali Tuesday condemned the expulsion of Benjamin [...] Full text...
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Liberia's democratic credentials on test amid growing fear over freedom of expression
07 february 2022 - 18:22:25Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberian President George Weah's administration is on an international spotlight after the authors of a controversial [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Cameroonian soldiers of killing eight people, burning dozens of homes in North-West Region
03 february 2022 - 06:34:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advoate has accused Cameroon soldiers of killing at least eight people and burning down [...] Full text...
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Heavy shooting heard in Guinea Bissau State House
01 february 2022 - 17:00:00Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - There was heavy gunfire around Guinea Bissau's State House (Presidential Palace) on Tuesday afternoon with [...] Full text...
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Mohamed Salah among final nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player
07 january 2022 - 23:30:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA on Friday announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player awards. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah made [...] Full text...
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UNESCO: 55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’
07 january 2022 - 04:46:10Paris, France (PANA) - Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns its great writer, Ali Mustapha al-Misrati
30 december 2021 - 19:48:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Thursday bid farewell to one of its prominent men of letters, writer Ali Mustapha [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates 23rd anniversary of assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo
13 december 2021 - 20:37:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso on Monday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Norbert Zongo, an [...] Full text...
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Libya Press Authority condemns kidnap of journalist in Benghazi
23 november 2021 - 12:06:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Press Authority in Libya has condemned "in the strongest terms" the kidnapping of journalist [...] Full text...
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Benin journalists demand release of two colleagues
20 november 2021 - 16:04:37Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Union of Media Professionals of Benin (UPMB) is demanding the release of two members who [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: AU suspends Sudan, World Bank suspends aid
27 october 2021 - 13:37:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday suspended Sudan from the continental body following last Monday's military [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Ousted PM Hamdok released from custody
27 october 2021 - 05:45:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been released from custody by the military who [...] Full text...
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Court dismisses former South African President Zuma's appeal, sets trial date
26 october 2021 - 12:40:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In further setback for former South African President Jacob Zuma, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court [...] Full text...
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Stability Support Conference on Libya, restores Tripoli's former standing in the concert of nations
23 october 2021 - 15:16:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Ministerial Conference on the Initiative to Support Stability in Libya ended here Thursday with [...] Full text...
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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda
20 october 2021 - 07:14:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...
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Workshop on review of legal framework of Malian media opens
12 october 2021 - 11:50:57Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A four-day workshop on the review of the legal framework of the Malian media opened in [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis
10 october 2021 - 19:53:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...
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AfDB appoints Kenyan journalist as Director of Communication and External Relations
08 september 2021 - 13:45:48Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mr. Solomon Mugera as [...] Full text...
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President Barrow's adviser on strategic communications resigns over alliance with ex-President Jammeh party
07 september 2021 - 20:16:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatou Jaw Manneh, adviser on strategic communications, development, and emerging social issues, has resigned in protest [...] Full text...
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Armed robbers kill international journalist working on documentary in Ghana
27 august 2021 - 23:27:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, Taalay Ahmed, was Monday killed by armed [...] Full text...
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Decisions of the CAF Disciplinary Board over infractions of its laws
22 august 2021 - 19:05:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) met this week to deliberate on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: European Court of Human Rights suspends extradition of François Compaoré
06 august 2021 - 21:13:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Paul François Compaoré, prosecuted in the case of the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo, obtained [...] Full text...
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Malian general in prison for complicity in the kidnapping of a journalist
30 july 2021 - 19:19:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Gen. Moussa Diawara, former head of Mali's State Security under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls for 'urgent fair retrial' of Moroccan journalist Omar Radi
20 july 2021 - 06:17:47Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for an urgent fair retrial of Moroccan journalist and government critic, Omar [...] Full text...
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CAF reaffirms media freedom, says it regrets attack on journalist
26 june 2021 - 06:05:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has called for the protection of journalists covering football matches [...] Full text...
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Libyan Media Authority dissolved
16 june 2021 - 19:19:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the Libyan Media Authority, according to a [...] Full text...
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Journalists to hold rally in Paris, call for release of kidnapped Olivier Dubois
02 june 2021 - 17:40:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporter Without Borders (RSF) and partners calling for the release of French journalist, say they [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo says critiques by citizens, officialdom not attack on media freedom
01 june 2021 - 23:37:53Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday asserted here that subjecting the work of the media [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s Kurt Okraku named new WAFU B president
23 may 2021 - 11:50:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has been named as the new president of the Union of West Africa [...] Full text...
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French journalist, Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in northeast Mali
05 may 2021 - 15:50:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French journalist, Olivier Dubois, has been kidnapped in northeastern Mali, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said [...] Full text...
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"Jeune Afrique" founder, Béchir Ben Yahmed, dies in Paris
03 may 2021 - 20:26:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - French-Tunisian journalist founder of "Jeune Afrique", Bechir Ben Ahmed, died Monday of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Paris [...] Full text...
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Guinean government pledges to strengthen press freedom
03 may 2021 - 13:05:59Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Establishment of democracy in Guinea has favoured plural expression through multiparty politics, said the Minister of [...] Full text...
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Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize
29 april 2021 - 05:31:01Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court fixes judgement for June 29 on alleged unlawful detention of Nigerian journalist
28 april 2021 - 18:52:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has scheduled 29th of June, 2021, for judgement in a suit [...] Full text...
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South African veteran politician accused of racism again
13 april 2021 - 12:46:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African political leader Helen Zille has once again been accused of racism [...] Full text...
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Russian FM Lavrov declines comment on presence of Russian Wagner mercenaries in Libya
13 april 2021 - 11:05:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday refused to answer a question on the departure of [...] Full text...
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Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
08 april 2021 - 06:22:30New York, US (PANA) - The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits still ‘largely positive’: WHO
07 april 2021 - 05:44:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are still “largely positive” and outweigh risk of rare [...] Full text...
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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era
20 march 2021 - 19:01:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...
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Communications Director of Malian Presidency dies
19 march 2021 - 17:16:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The director of the communication unit of the Malian Presidency, journalist Adam Thiam died of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Mali justice officials to respect due process in alleged coup plotters' case
15 march 2021 - 06:29:47Bamako, 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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WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all
06 march 2021 - 04:42:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the [...] Full text...
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New Chair of PANA Board of Directors installed
05 march 2021 - 18:24:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Designated last October by his country, Libya, as its representative on the Board of Directors of [...] Full text...
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'Post-election period in Niger marred by violence, mass arrests, internet disruption'
05 march 2021 - 06:53:00Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said urged he Niger authorities to launch an investigation into the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Leading South African journalist dies from epidemic
04 march 2021 - 14:49:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Condolences are pouring in following the death of veteran South African journalist Karima Brown [...] Full text...
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Libyan journalist liberated by Tripoli security services after three days of detention
28 february 2021 - 17:45:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Zied Al-Warfalli, a journalist at the television news Al-Ghad and the cameraman accompanying him, were freed [...] Full text...
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RFI condemns burning of correspondent's home in Niamey
26 february 2021 - 18:15:31Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Radio France International (RFI) on Friday condemned the burning of the home of its correspondent in [...] Full text...
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WHO and partners charge journalists on credible COVID-19 reportage in Nigeria
11 february 2021 - 14:01:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of the nationwide response to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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WHO urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines
30 january 2021 - 06:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccines currently in scarce supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...
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Google hails expansion of digital technology footprint in Africa
28 january 2021 - 20:33:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - American technology giant, Google, has expressed satisfaction at the pace of digital expansion in Africa since [...] Full text...
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Mass organisations in Burkina Faso denounce death threats against journalists
24 december 2020 - 18:45:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Norbert Zongo National Press Center (CNP-NZ) and the Collective of Democratic Mass Organizations and [...] Full text...
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Veteran South African journalist dies at 68
24 december 2020 - 13:23:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African journalist and diplomat Jon Qwelane died in the early hours of [...] Full text...
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Press freedom more important than ever, as UN condemns killing of 59 media workers
24 december 2020 - 06:40:21Paris, France (PANA) - At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN [...] Full text...
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Son of deposed Malian president complains about infringement of fundamental freedoms
23 december 2020 - 14:07:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Lawyers for Boubacar Keita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Monday filed a [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists commemorate 16th anniversary of murder Deyda Hydara
16 december 2020 - 12:30:15Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian journalists on Wednesday marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of the editor and co-founder of [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
12 december 2020 - 06:29:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prioritise health workers, at-risk groups, for vaccines: WHO chief
08 december 2020 - 06:03:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, weeks and months, health [...] Full text...
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Burkinabè government warns strike agitators in schools
04 december 2020 - 14:08:58Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe authorities on Friday condemned acts of disturbance of public order by students since the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections
23 november 2020 - 07:18:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...
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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade
18 november 2020 - 20:35:05Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...
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Libyans disappointed at lack of names for executive positions at political dialogue forum
17 november 2020 - 06:46:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The closure of the first round of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis without the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time for complacency as cases surge: WHO chief
17 november 2020 - 05:00:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines and cautious optimism over potential new tools against the disease, [...] Full text...
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Journalists covering conflict, essential workers for ‘durable peace’, says Guterres
12 november 2020 - 08:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Reporters and other media workers in warzones across the world, are reliable witnesses who contribute [...] Full text...
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European diplomats call on Libyan leaders to protect media freedom, journalists
03 november 2020 - 22:09:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union ambassador, José Antonio Sabadell, and other accredited ambassadors of EU member-states Tuesday called [...] Full text...
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Head of Libyan Media Authority abducted by 'revolutionary brigade' in Tripoli
21 october 2020 - 14:29:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Media Authority president Mohamed Baiyou was abducted Tuesday night in Tripoli after receiving threats from [...] Full text...
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ACHPR raises alarm over deteriorating human rights abuses in Zimbabwe
08 october 2020 - 17:32:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has raised alarm over the increase in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Countries face ‘critical moment’ in pandemic response: WHO chief
03 october 2020 - 05:21:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines [...] Full text...
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Rights group. urges Senegal to prosecute police officers over assault on online media camerawoman
30 september 2020 - 21:31:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, ARTICLE 19 West Africa, Wednesday urged the Senegal government to prosecute police officers [...] Full text...
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Project launched in Mali to promote freedom, safety of women journalists
27 september 2020 - 11:42:58Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Press Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO office here, Friday launched the "Promoting the safety [...] Full text...
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South Africa's top court hears hate speech case
22 september 2020 - 14:25:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent [...] Full text...
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Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced on appeal to two years in prison
16 september 2020 - 14:28:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algiers Court of Appeal on Tuesday sentenced local journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison, [...] Full text...
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Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary rejects Amnesty International's accusations
16 september 2020 - 13:28:15Rabat , Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) has rejected Amnesty International's accusations, deploring the organisation's [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'
16 september 2020 - 08:33:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume
14 september 2020 - 17:28:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...
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Kenya media faces backlash over anti-corruption reporting
12 september 2020 - 15:12:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan media is facing a backlash over its reporting on corruption from wealthy citizens and [...] Full text...
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Jailed Zimbabwe investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono finally set free
02 september 2020 - 22:19:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was Wednesday finally granted bail in the sum of ZWL10,000 (US$120.01) [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume granted bail
02 september 2020 - 13:28:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Jailed Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the Transform Zimbabwe party has finally been granted ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...
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Prominent Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono's health deteriorates in Zimbabwean prison
01 september 2020 - 17:35:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's jailed prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, is now unwell at the country's notorious Chikurubi Maximam Security [...] Full text...
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Rights group Amnesty Intl renews calls to trace missing Burundian journalist
28 august 2020 - 23:20:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Friday renewed calls to trace Burundian journalist Jean Bigirimana who went missing in July [...] Full text...
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Television crew from state-owned broadcaster barred from opposition campaign rally in Tanzania
28 august 2020 - 20:47:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Television crew from Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) were on Friday thrown out of an [...] Full text...
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Rights expert denounces lack of investigation into 2017 killing of journalist in South Sudan
26 august 2020 - 05:50:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of investigation into the killing of a journalist three years ago in South Sudan is [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO presses for greater investment in global vaccine facility
24 august 2020 - 18:54:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh outbreaks
22 august 2020 - 14:03:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the World [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Freed Kenyan journalist in Ethiopia faces coronavirus battle
21 august 2020 - 17:10:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenyan journalist, Yassin Juma, also known as Collins Juma Osemo, held in a police detention [...] Full text...
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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies
21 august 2020 - 10:31:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...
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Hillary Clinton calls for release of all political prisoners in Zimbabwe
20 august 2020 - 16:24:06Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former United States Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, has called on the [...] Full text...
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Int'l solidarity campaign mounting for the release of Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni
18 august 2020 - 14:37:50Paris, France (PANA) - The international support committee for Algerian journalist, Khaled Drareni, who was sentenced on Monday 10 August [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe Magistrate court removes incarcerated journalist's renowned human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa
18 august 2020 - 14:07:38Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Harare's Magistrate Court on Tuesday removed and banned respected human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, from representing [...] Full text...
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Three UN special rapporteurs to investigate disappearance of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi
13 august 2020 - 14:55:38Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it has asked three United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs to investigate [...] Full text...
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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)
10 august 2020 - 17:03:46Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail
07 august 2020 - 18:35:53Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe
06 august 2020 - 05:07:27Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings
05 august 2020 - 10:18:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...
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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again
03 august 2020 - 17:45:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...
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Libya: UN slams Benghazi military court for handing down 15-year jail sentence to journalist
01 august 2020 - 12:22:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "dismay and concern" about the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe PM wishes Ivorian counterpart Hamed Bakayoko full success
30 july 2020 - 21:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The prime minister of Burkina Faso, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Thursday wished Hamed Bakayoko, appointed [...] Full text...
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Top Senegalese journalist dies in Dakar
27 july 2020 - 18:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former president of Senegal's National Broadcasting Regulatory Council (CNRA), from 2012 to 2018, Babacar Touré, [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians pay tribute to Senegalese journalist, Babacar Touré, who died in Dakar on Sunday
27 july 2020 - 18:03:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians are paying tribute to Senegalese journalist, CEO of Groupe Sud, founder of SUD-FM, Senegal's first [...] Full text...
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