ECOWAS Observation Mission meets stakeholders of Ghana polls ahead of 7 December vote

21 november 2024 - 05:59:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Core Team of the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission has stepped up consultation meetings with stakeholders [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya stresses importance of municipal council elections

18 november 2024 - 05:23:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...

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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article

12 november 2024 - 07:10:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -  For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...

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Libyan EC announces holding of municipal council election on 16 November

31 october 2024 - 10:55:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the announcement by the High National [...] Full text...

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Top UN official to brief Security Council on situation in Libya

09 october 2024 - 11:09:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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UN Assembly President calls for global unity as high-level debate concludes

01 october 2024 - 05:53:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly on Monday reminded UN Member States that the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern

26 september 2024 - 19:57:24
Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media,   internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...

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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...

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Rwandans head to the polls

15 july 2024 - 08:55:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament. Voting [...] Full text...

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EAC deploys 55 observers for Rwanda elections

13 july 2024 - 12:11:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has put on the ground a 55-member election observation mission for [...] Full text...

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AU– COMESA Election Observer Mission arrives in Kigali

10 july 2024 - 16:29:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...

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More than 115,000 candidates write baccalauréate in Libya

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

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Top UN official in Libya to deliver first briefing to Security Council

19 june 2024 - 12:20:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Mission [...] Full text...

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Dollar dominance in the international reserve system: IMF Update By Serkan Arslanalp, Barry Eichengreen, and Chima Simpson-Bell

11 june 2024 - 12:56:48
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Dollar dominance—the outsized role of the US dollar in the world economy—has been brought [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa calls for responsible leadership, constructive engagement in South Africa

03 june 2024 - 17:51:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging all political parties to put aside their differences and work [...] Full text...

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Legal challenges over South Africa's disputed elections

03 june 2024 - 12:11:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday confirmed that it has received court papers [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation

27 may 2024 - 11:30:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...

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AU election observers arrive in South Africa ahead of polls

24 may 2024 - 15:16:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission has arrived in South Africa ahead of the 29 [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court bars former President Zuma from Parliament

20 may 2024 - 10:40:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned an Electoral Court decision, and ruled that [...] Full text...

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US urges Chadian authorities to address concerns over presidential election

17 may 2024 - 05:46:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged the Chadian authorities to work with all stakeholders – especially [...] Full text...

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UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat

03 may 2024 - 06:03:09
New 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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Togolese vote to elect MPs and regional councillors

29 april 2024 - 11:54:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - More than four million Togolese are voting on Monday to elect 113 MPs to the National [...] Full text...

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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'

26 april 2024 - 14:49:26
New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...

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Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.

27 march 2024 - 16:38:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS congratulates Senegalese president-elect Faye

27 march 2024 - 06:02:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

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Washington acknowledges South Africa's election record

15 march 2024 - 10:37:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With the national elections looming, the United States Embassy in South Africa has praised [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal

12 march 2024 - 13:58:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for EU cooperation to control Illegal migration

11 march 2024 - 17:25:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for "fruitful and direct cooperation" with the European Union (EU) to control of [...] Full text...

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UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States

07 march 2024 - 19:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development

02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...

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With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

26 february 2024 - 14:13:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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Benin's Constitution likely to be amended by Parliament on Wednesday

20 february 2024 - 12:52:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's MPs will be convened for a session on Wednesday, during which they could amend the [...] Full text...

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13 years after 17 February 2011 revolution, Libyans have mixed feelings about Saturday's commemoration of the anniversary

15 february 2024 - 18:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over the past few days, the city of Tripoli has been abuzz with excitement as it [...] Full text...

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Security Council returns to Libya amid continuing deadlock

08 february 2024 - 20:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Next Thursday, 15 February, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace

01 february 2024 - 05:40:16
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected President of Human Rights Council

10 january 2024 - 16:06:59
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - On Wednesday in Geneva, Morocco was elected to the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya

04 january 2024 - 18:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...

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Burundian President again accuses Rwanda of supporting rebel group

01 january 2024 - 13:39:01
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has repeated his accusations of Rwandan military support for the [...] Full text...

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Strengthening and repositioning ECOWAS for emerging challenges (By Paul Ejime)

20 december 2023 - 16:34:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In less than two years, (2025), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will mark [...] Full text...

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Formation of new government in Libya remains a bone of contention in UN-sponsored political process

14 december 2023 - 20:52:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)

11 december 2023 - 17:48:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...

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Military exercise in the fight against terrorism begins in Libya

07 december 2023 - 12:11:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A military exercise dubbed Desert Warriors, which is part of training in the fight against terrorism, [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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US announces new visa restriction policy for undermining democracy in Zimbabwe

05 december 2023 - 07:09:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Monday announced a new visa restriction policy against individuals believed to be responsible [...] Full text...

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US urges Madagascar to address 'some serious concerns' about electoral process

02 december 2023 - 06:37:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has said the electoral process in Madagascar's 16 November presidential election that [...] Full text...

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IGAD 'closely engaged' in dialogue between Ethiopian gov't and Oromo Liberation Army

22 november 2023 - 14:05:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has commented on the current [...] Full text...

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Africa Focus Group to defeat Daesh/ISIS takes steps to overcome security challenges

16 november 2023 - 06:17:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Africa Focus Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS is concentrating on strengthening and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Security Council calls for urgent, extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza

16 november 2023 - 05:49:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council passed a resolution Wednesday calling for the immediate release of all [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring parties trade accusations for destruction of main bridge in Khartoum

11 november 2023 - 09:31:36
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties -- the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes 'significant progress' in peace process but 'challenges remain'

03 november 2023 - 10:30:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the significant progress made in the past year on the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Peace talks 'heading for success'

29 october 2023 - 17:44:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The peace negotiations between the rival Sudanese military groups, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the [...] Full text...

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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

26 october 2023 - 15:19:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Security Council to hold another session on Libya

16 october 2023 - 11:55:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold another session on Libya on Monday, during which the Special [...] Full text...

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AUC deploys Election Observer Mission to Liberia

04 october 2023 - 16:55:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Liberia makes final preparations to hold its General Elections on 10 October, the Chairperson [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Indonesia gears up to kick off tournament amid efforts to reform troubled local football culture

03 october 2023 - 06:07:57
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - As Indonesia gear up to host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup next month, the country is [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: More than 43,000 displaced by flooding, says IOM

21 september 2023 - 12:44:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 43,000 people have been displaced by flooding in north-eastern Libya as a result of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS deploys 15 long-term election observers to Liberia

11 september 2023 - 12:08:16
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of 15 [...] Full text...

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FIFA keeps close watch on developments in Mali

07 september 2023 - 16:02:43
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it is “closely monitoring” events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a FIFA Council member, [...] Full text...

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US to impose visa restriction on people who undermined Sierra Leone's elections

01 september 2023 - 06:38:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy for [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)

29 august 2023 - 08:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...

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South African President congratulates Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa on re-election

29 august 2023 - 08:15:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other African leaders in congratulating Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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US calls for publication of disaggregated polling station results in disputed elections

29 august 2023 - 06:20:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the  Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to make the disaggregated polling [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe

28 august 2023 - 06:19:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful resolution of an election dispute in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...

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US says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in results of Sierra Leone elections

15 july 2023 - 08:23:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in the election results [...] Full text...

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Will new UN-facilitated consultations between Libyan parties lead to elections in Libya?

13 july 2023 - 19:19:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, began consultations [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 july 2023 - 13:32:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall has embarrassed many African presidents by renouncing a third term - Libyan newspaper

07 july 2023 - 15:53:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall honoured his country, the young Senegalese democracy, the dome of the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )

07 july 2023 - 06:34:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...

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New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis

06 july 2023 - 19:39:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...

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Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW

02 july 2023 - 13:17:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A human rights advocate has described the vote of the United Nations Security Council to dissolve [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: President Bio re-elected with 56.17% of the votes

27 june 2023 - 18:02:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, has been re-elected in the presidential election held  on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media

27 june 2023 - 13:12:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'

27 june 2023 - 08:11:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters

26 june 2023 - 12:29:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes

26 june 2023 - 09:27:51
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...

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Malians approve draft constititution with resounding 'yes' vote

25 june 2023 - 14:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians have approved the draft constitution with a resounding 97% 'yes' vote in the 18 June [...] Full text...

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Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections

24 june 2023 - 08:00:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...

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AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections

23 june 2023 - 11:33:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Head of ECOWAS observation mission to Sierra Leone calls for peaceful, credible elections

22 june 2023 - 06:03:46
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone, on [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections

21 june 2023 - 06:43:53
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone's opposition APC demands fair playing field in elections

20 june 2023 - 07:12:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) is complaining about an unfair playing field as the [...] Full text...

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Votes being tallied in Mali's referendum on the constitution

19 june 2023 - 09:48:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Votes are being tallied in Mali following Sunday's referendum on a draft constitution, which is seen [...] Full text...

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Malians vote in referendum on new constitution

18 june 2023 - 13:55:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians are on Sunday voting in a referendum on a draft constitution as a first step [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls

18 june 2023 - 10:43:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL, 5+5 Military Committee discuss withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya

17 june 2023 - 19:33:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between the ceasefire monitoring component of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Governor of West Darfur State assassinated

15 june 2023 - 06:52:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Sovereign Council has condemned the brutal murder on Wednesday of Khamis Abakar, the Governor of West [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to observe Sierra Leone's presidential, parliamentary elections

14 june 2023 - 10:27:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will send an election observation team to Sierra [...] Full text...

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New identity for TotalEnergies 2023 AFCON

12 june 2023 - 06:49:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - CAF and the Ivorian Local Organising Committee (LOC) have unveiled the official identity for the [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Khartoum engulfed in most intensive fighting since the outbreak of war

11 june 2023 - 15:54:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Intensive and ceaseless shelling and bombardment that continued for almost six hours, midday, Khartoum local time, [...] Full text...

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Global Coalition against Daech adopts Africa Focus Group plan

09 june 2023 - 14:46:18
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The Global Coalition Against Daech adopted the Action Plan of its "Africa Focus Group", co-chaired [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s coffee yields set to rise 21 percent in 2023/24

25 may 2023 - 05:29:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s coffee output in the new season is forecast to increase by 21 percent [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ruling party, opposition share seats in local government elections

22 may 2023 - 10:03:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ruling National People's Party (NPP) and the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP)  won four seats [...] Full text...

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About 1,150 people killed in road accidents in 2022 in Burkina Faso

18 may 2023 - 13:49:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso recorded 26,686 accidents in 2022 that resulted in about 1,150 deaths and 15,384 [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Hundreds missing in Sudan fighting (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

17 may 2023 - 12:15:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A knock at the door and men dressed in plain clothes, with weapons quite visible in [...] Full text...

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Fathi Bachagha suspended by Libyan Parliament, sent back to investigate his management

16 may 2023 - 19:46:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives voted by a majority of MPs during the plenary session held [...] 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 - 19:23:22
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The difference in the treatment of the political situation in Morocco and Algeria by the Agence [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Reading into the Jeddah Declaration to Protect Civilians (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

13 may 2023 - 13:59:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - To political Sudanese, who support the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in their campaign to uproot the [...] Full text...

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Burundi aims to become centre of excellence, regional reference centre in ICT by 2025

12 may 2023 - 18:51:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has the ambition to achieve universal access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) "to accelerate [...] Full text...

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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

11 may 2023 - 14:53:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human [...] Full text...

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Sudan onflit: Guterres calls for 'immediate' end to fighting in Sudan

06 may 2023 - 15:54:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The fighting in Sudan must stop immediately, before it turns into a civil war that could [...] Full text...

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Marshal Haftar in Italy to discuss migration

04 may 2023 - 18:39:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army in eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, should [...] Full text...

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Initiative for 2023 elections in Libya enters decisive phase

27 april 2023 - 19:53:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The initiative for the organisation of general elections in Libya in 2023, launched almost two months ago [...] Full text...

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Burundian president at Kampala summit on Somalia

27 april 2023 - 14:49:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), left Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Reports say there was low turnout in Gambia's local government election

16 april 2023 - 19:29:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Local Government Elections in the Gambia, has [...] Full text...

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Mali holds roundtable for finaning against violent extremism

07 april 2023 - 17:58:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Thursday opened a roundtable here on the financing of [...] Full text...

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US intervenes to provide impetus for Sudanese-Sudanese political talks (News Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

07 april 2023 - 07:37:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians, currently engaged in hammering out a final political agreement, have failed to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gets new Police Chief

03 april 2023 - 09:26:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Gen. Benjamin Alongaboni has been appointed Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police (PNC), replacing [...] Full text...

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UN, AU and IGAD to get Sudanese political process out of current moving sands situation (Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam).

30 march 2023 - 11:21:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese military and civilians Thursday wound up sessions without issuing recommendations on security and military reform, [...] Full text...

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Burundi, African Union turn the page on long period of diplomatic discord

18 march 2023 - 16:35:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The political news of the week that is drawing to a close will have been marked [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire observers in Libya meet in Tunis

18 march 2023 - 15:59:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, participated on Friday in Tunis, Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Ethiopia

15 march 2023 - 07:21:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night for a [...] Full text...

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

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Presidential Election free, fair until counting, uploading of results – West African Observers

07 march 2023 - 18:43:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), a regional network of CSOs drawn from 15 West [...] Full text...

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Mixed reception to Abdoulaye Bathily's crisis exit initiative via a Steering Committee for 2023 elections in Libya

06 march 2023 - 21:08:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative to end the crisis in Libya proposed by the Special Representative of the UN [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Nigerians for elections, urges restraint

02 march 2023 - 06:17:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the people of Nigeria, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu following last [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's president-elect Tinubu commends electoral commission for 'credible elections'

01 march 2023 - 07:53:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of [...] Full text...

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President of Transition of Mali receives finalized copy of draft Constitution

28 february 2023 - 16:39:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The draft constitution of Mali was handed over on Monday to the President of the Transition, [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth, ECOWAS observers say Nigeria's polls 'largely peaceful'

28 february 2023 - 07:39:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on Monday said Nigeria’s [...] Full text...

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Former Kenyan President Kenyatta leads AU election observers in Nigeria

24 february 2023 - 23:45:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Uhuru Kenyatta, former Kenyan President, is in Abuja, Nigeria, to lead the 90-member African Union Election [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper reveals new act of France's decline embodied in ''Donquichottesque' battle with Morocco

24 february 2023 - 19:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper - Alsabaah - considers that many French diplomats and high ranking politicians, as [...] Full text...

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Road to elections in Libya still fraught with difficulties despite international mobilization

23 february 2023 - 18:30:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elections, the ultimate goal of the political solution to the political-military crisis in Libya, seem difficult [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS rejects joint request to lift sanctions on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso (By Paul Ejime)

19 february 2023 - 19:40:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have rejected a joint request [...] Full text...

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Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’

18 february 2023 - 08:06:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must prioritise a peaceful transition as rampant sexual violence and attacks on [...] Full text...

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Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

08 february 2023 - 05:33:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, [...] Full text...

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Conference calls for stronger political will to implement Sudan peace agreement

04 february 2023 - 15:36:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A weeklong conference seeking to act as impetus for the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement [...] Full text...

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Sudan sees high level diplomatic visits, as it decides political future (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

04 february 2023 - 06:45:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The nature of the next government in Sudan seems to be of great interest, not only [...] Full text...

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Sudanese, Chadian officials discuss security questions and cooperation

30 january 2023 - 19:03:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has recently been sending reassuring messages to its western neighbor, Chad, with the President of [...] Full text...

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Tunisians vote Sunday for second round of legislative elections

29 january 2023 - 16:40:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday for a second round of early parliamentary elections [...] Full text...

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Differences over constitutional basis still block search for consensual solution in Libya

26 january 2023 - 20:04:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Differences over the constitutional basis, which serves as the legal framework for holding elections in Libya, [...] Full text...

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France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month - Media

25 january 2023 - 19:20:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France received Tuesday the request of Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops deployed in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process

19 january 2023 - 19:28:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief sympathises with residents of Sirte in the face of challenges

17 january 2023 - 13:34:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily announces important decisions of Libyan Military Commission on departure of mercenaries

16 january 2023 - 16:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced Monday important decisions taken during [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily announces launch of work of ceasefire observers in Libya

16 january 2023 - 14:02:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced here Sunday the launch [...] Full text...

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Work of 5+5 Military Commission begins in Sirte in central Libya

15 january 2023 - 14:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission began on Sunday in the city of Sirte [...] Full text...

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Opposition and expectation to the agreement between the leaders of both Houses in Libya on a constitutional document for the elections

12 january 2023 - 19:56:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest meeting in Cairo, Egypt, between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...

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Signatories of political agreement launch final phase

08 january 2023 - 12:17:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese political forces, including the military, are meeting once again in Khartoum to finalise an initial [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force

07 january 2023 - 19:03:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP calls for demarcation of Libya's borders with its neighbours

05 january 2023 - 18:22:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MP Soad Al-Chily Thursday called on the Libyan executive to take the necessary steps to [...] Full text...

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Togolese President pays friendly working visit to Mali

04 january 2023 - 14:55:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, received, on 4 January 2023, [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of exclusion by some presidential candidates in Libya due to constitutional basis

01 january 2023 - 17:00:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the resumption of the constitutional track, a dialogue process led by the House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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Presidents of the two Chambers agree to renounce promulgation of law creating Constitutional Court in Libya

24 december 2022 - 16:00:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and the chairman of the High [...] Full text...

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What are the alternatives for a solution to the crisis in Libya in the face of persistent deadlock between Parliament and Council of State?

22 december 2022 - 19:50:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for an alternative to overcome the impasse in the political process due to the [...] Full text...

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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display

22 december 2022 - 15:35:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's electoral body revises turnout figure in legislative election

20 december 2022 - 13:01:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of Tunisia's electoral commission, Farouk Bouaskar, has updated the turnout figure of last Saturday's parliamentary [...] Full text...

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Libya Security Working Group meets in Tunis

09 december 2022 - 11:47:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Working Group on Security in Libya, which emerged from the Berlin Conference, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Sudanese sign framework agreement as first steps for national reconciliation

05 december 2022 - 14:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A group of Sudanese political parties, civil society organizations and former rebel movements on Monday signed [...] Full text...

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UN facilitators make breakthrough in Sudan’s acrimonious political standouts

02 december 2022 - 12:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union (AU) and the regional grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), say [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track

01 december 2022 - 19:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Marwan al-Bakai wins the 2022 Tripoli Half Marathon

26 november 2022 - 16:17:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Runner Marwan al-Bakai was the first to cross the finishing line of the 2022 Tripoli Half [...] Full text...

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COP27: Conference has determined way forward on funding for loss and damage - UNFCCC chief

20 november 2022 - 11:17:06
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said thata at [...] Full text...

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COP27: Conferene closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief

20 november 2022 - 10:48:46
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, [...] Full text...

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Raging disagreements between Libya's two legislative chambers continue to hold back elections

10 november 2022 - 17:47:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The never-ending disagreements between Parliament and the High Council of State for the legal basis for holding [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US hails meeting of Government, TPLF military commanders

08 november 2022 - 05:26:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hailed the commencement of a meeting between military commanders of the Ethiopian Government [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament begins new session in Benghazi

07 november 2022 - 12:25:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament began another session on Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi devoted to [...] Full text...

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APPO meetings decide on African Energy Investment Company's contribution to the creation of the African Energy Bank

05 november 2022 - 16:33:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 43rd Ordinary Ministerial Meeting of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) began Saturday in Luanda, [...] Full text...

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Haftar threatens to resort to arms, risking return to war in Libya

03 november 2022 - 21:59:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the political stalemate in Libya persisting since the postponement of last December's elections, the head [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for solidarity with victims, survivors of atrocity

02 november 2022 - 11:04:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the bloody Ethiopian conflict enters its third year on Thursday, Human rights advocate, Amnesty [...] Full text...

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Political solution to crisis in Libya still faces multiple obstacles

27 october 2022 - 19:33:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The road to a political settlement of the crisis in Libya is still full of pitfalls [...] Full text...

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Security Council to hold session on Friday to extend UNSMIL's mandate

27 october 2022 - 11:25:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will on Friday hold a session devoted to the extension of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day

26 october 2022 - 05:07:52
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)  - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...

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Senegal joins the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

25 october 2022 - 20:19:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal joined Tuesday the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) as an observer, on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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Sudan military coup: Nice western grin converted into menacing grim

25 october 2022 - 17:21:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In yet a new warning to the  rulers in the Sudan, the United States administration has [...] Full text...

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More than 25,000 voters called to choose new municipal council in Tarhouna, western Libya

22 october 2022 - 17:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 25,492 voters began on Saturday to go to polling stations to choose a [...] Full text...

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Is an intra-Libyan consensus possible and can it lead to a lasting solution in Libya?

20 october 2022 - 19:19:28
= Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflicting parties in Libya have, throughout the past decade, held dozens of meetings and participated [...] Full text...

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Sudan movves towards interim period

19 october 2022 - 16:24:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflicting political utterances that go against the events on the ground have become the norm in [...] Full text...

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Success for Abdoulaye Bathily despite the complications of the crisis in Libya

16 october 2022 - 20:18:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU

13 october 2022 - 20:25:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...

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Historic net-zero international flight goal agreed at UN conference

10 october 2022 - 05:09:18
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - State members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon [...] Full text...

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Libya's national unity government's crisis exit plan seeks international support

06 october 2022 - 20:35:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The government of national unity has refined since last February its plan to end the crisis [...] Full text...

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UN urges Sudanese to fully implement peace deal agreed two years ago

05 october 2022 - 09:29:53
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has urged the government of Sudan and former rebel groups to speed up [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: CAF withdraws Guinea's bid to host the tournament

01 october 2022 - 05:25:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday withdrew Guinea's rights to host the 2025 Africa [...] Full text...

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Algerian President invites Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit

28 september 2022 - 19:54:18
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has received an invitation from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling party under fire over Russia stance

27 september 2022 - 10:45:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Youth Wing of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has sparked an [...] Full text...

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Macky Sall reiterates AU's willingness to work towards Libyans' aspirations to hold elections

12 september 2022 - 15:12:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has said that [...] Full text...

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Mission of new UN Representative in Libya faces increasing complexity of crisis

08 september 2022 - 19:22:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan crisis has taken, in the opinion of analysts, a serious turn, making it more [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON: CAF President expected in Guinea in November to discuss hosting the tournament

02 september 2022 - 14:16:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, is expected in November in [...] Full text...

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CAF General Secretary expected in Guinea on Tuesday

29 august 2022 - 11:55:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Veron Mosengo Omba, is expected on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis

25 august 2022 - 22:04:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...

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More than 112,000 students start main baccalaureate exams in Libya on Sunday

21 august 2022 - 15:02:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 112,956 candidates are sitting for the final examination for the secondary school leaving [...] Full text...

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European Union Observers sight unauthorized meddling in Kenyan elections

12 august 2022 - 22:24:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - European Union election observers said Thursday they sighted at least 13 cases of unauthorized people inside [...] Full text...

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Political impasse pushes Libya towards military clashes

11 august 2022 - 20:57:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Signs of possible military clashes in Libya arising from the political impasse have led in recent [...] Full text...

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African Union highlights impact of political gangs in Kenyan political campaigns

11 august 2022 - 20:56:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union election observer mission said Thursday criminal gangs attempting to zone certain regions for [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth observers urge reforms after Kenyan elections

11 august 2022 - 20:17:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election observers have denied interfering in Kenya’s internal politics and urged independent civilian organizations to [...] Full text...

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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections

11 august 2022 - 18:03:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...

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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis

09 august 2022 - 08:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Calm returns to Tripoli after new armed clashes

06 august 2022 - 14:54:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - There is an uneasy calm in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday after armed clashes on [...] Full text...

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AU. COMESA launch joint election observer mission

05 august 2022 - 13:20:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have officially launched [...] Full text...

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