DRC opposition leader Katumbi decries home siege after disputed poll results

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

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UN chief calls for peaceful, inclusive elections in DRC

20 december 2023 - 06:07:21
New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: FIFA "favours" South African to head CAF

02 march 2021 - 15:40:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA has reportedly asked three candidates to back South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban

05 december 2020 - 18:48:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Akufo-Addo to visit Brussels on 5 March

06 february 2020 - 11:41:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - At the invitation of the Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), Ghanaian President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is [...] Full text...

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Belgian lawyer to gather testimony on violence against Tutsis in DR Congo

13 january 2020 - 14:28:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian lawyer Bernard Maingain is due to visit Minembwe  town in South Kivu, DR Congo, to [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Sadio Mané crowned African Footballer of the Year 2019

08 january 2020 - 07:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese international Sadio Mané was on Tuesday night crowned the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of [...] Full text...

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Supporters of Horoya Guinea not happy with new coach

12 november 2019 - 17:11:51
Guinea (PANA) - Supporters of Guinea's flagship club, Horoya de Conakry, expressed their surprise and concerns on Tuesday a few [...] Full text...

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Lomé to host 6th edition of African football night on 27 July

15 july 2019 - 23:50:06
Lomé, Togo (PANA)  - The Togolese capital, Togo, will on Saturday 27 July host the 6th edition of the African [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Zimbabwe to investigate early exit poor of team

06 july 2019 - 16:27:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has ordered the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to provide a [...] Full text...

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Kinshasa governor bans ‘LAMUKA’ opposition march for 30 June

28 june 2019 - 22:52:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)    -   The governor of the city of Kinshasa, Gentini Ngobila Mbaka, has banned the march of [...] Full text...

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DRC’s opposition leader Moise Katumbi calls for support for President Tshisekedi

20 may 2019 - 23:43:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  -  The leader of the platform ‘Together for Change’, Moise Katumbi, Monday called on the population [...] Full text...

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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC

12 march 2019 - 17:10:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leaders to meet in Brussels in March

10 march 2019 - 11:26:42
Kinshasa, RD Congo (PANA) – A meeting of leaders of the Lamuka coalition backing the defeated candidate of the Congolese [...] Full text...

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Former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi applies for return to DRC

01 march 2019 - 20:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Former governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi called at the Embassy of the DR Congo in Brussels [...] Full text...

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LEAD: DRC Constitutional Court proclaims Tshisekedi president-elect

20 january 2019 - 07:24:40
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proclaimed Felix Tshisekedi the president-elect based [...] Full text...

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Congolese electoral body postpones declaration of presidential poll results

05 january 2019 - 19:45:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has postponed the announcement of the presidential [...] Full text...

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EU wants Kinshasa to lift Internet access ban

02 january 2019 - 17:12:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to lift [...] Full text...

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DR Congo candidates appeal for peaceful vote to pick Kabila's successor (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

29 december 2018 - 12:10:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Presidential candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have appealed to their supporters [...] Full text...

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EU extends targeted sanctions against 15 persons close to DRC President Kabila

11 december 2018 - 12:04:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to extend targeted sanctions imposed against 15 persons close to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leaders enter power-sharing agreement

24 november 2018 - 10:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition party candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a pre-election power-sharing [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DRC opposition under assault

28 august 2018 - 07:19:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Government security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo used live ammunition and teargas to disperse [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights group raises alarm on 'chilling crackdown' in DR Congo

15 september 2016 - 06:32:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR [...] Full text...

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Belgium: FM hails state pardon for political detainees in DR Congo

26 july 2016 - 13:23:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, has said he is pleased with President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ urges DR Congo to lift suspension order on two TV stations

06 february 2016 - 14:37:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the decision by the government of DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Yaya Toure makes history, named African Player of the Year for 4th consecutive time

08 january 2015 - 23:42:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian international Yaya Toure has made history by becoming the first player to win the much-coveted [...] Full text...

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Egypt/CAF: Nigerian keeper Enyeama, 2 others make final top 3 list

26 december 2014 - 12:21:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Ivorian midfieder Yaya Toure have made the [...] Full text...

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2013 CAF Confederation Cup: Sfaxien seeks 3rd title, Mazembe 1st (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

22 november 2013 - 11:14:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tunisian football club CS Sfaxien will Saturday seek to win the CAF Confederation Cup for the [...] Full text...

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African youth set to establish continental business plan

23 october 2013 - 13:47:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) headquarters will host a high-profile workshop to mobilise the private sector, [...] Full text...

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Zambia's former president receives democracy award

16 december 2012 - 17:35:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s former president, Rupiah Banda, has been honoured with the Honorary Prize for African Democracy at [...] Full text...

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DR Congo state reduces mining tax from 28% to 1%

09 january 2009 - 19:04:00
Kinshasa- RD Congo (PANA) -- The Governor of Katanga, in RD Congo, Moïse Katumbi Chapwe, whose province is particularly affected [...] Full text...

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