Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye

22 november 2024 - 08:30:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...

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Global Assembly for the World Movement underway in Johannesburg

21 november 2024 - 07:41:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has denounced the hosting of the Global Assembly for [...] Full text...

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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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2025 AFCON: Sudan erupts in joy as team reaches Morocco 2025 (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

19 november 2024 - 07:50:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A new word has entered the dictionary of Sudanese football fans: “Sughanese”, coined from Sudanese-Ghanaian. This [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Economic partnership with Russia and China to help rebuild the country

16 november 2024 - 14:05:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Energy and Oil, Dr. Mohiuddin Naeem, has argued that his country’s recent [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group

14 november 2024 - 06:57:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Botswana on 'historic' elections

02 november 2024 - 07:04:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and president-elect Duma Boko [...] Full text...

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Kenya swears in new Deputy President after impeachment battle

01 november 2024 - 14:50:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prof. Abraham Kithure Kindiki was on Friday sworn in as the Deputy President of Kenya following [...] Full text...

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South Africa President Ramaphosa salutes Mozambique's President-elect Daniel Chapo

29 october 2024 - 09:27:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  President  Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the release of preliminary results of the General Elections in [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa's pro-Russia remarks raise tensions

23 october 2024 - 16:20:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday has sparked tensions [...] Full text...

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Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

22 october 2024 - 05:25:35
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life [...] Full text...

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UN, US condemn killing of two opposition figures in Mozambique

22 october 2024 - 04:57:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the United States have condemned the killing of two opposition figures [...] Full text...

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Gambia President Barrow sues newspaper Editor

17 october 2024 - 12:40:11
Banjul, Gambia  (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow  has filed a suit against the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'

10 october 2024 - 12:03:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...

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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops

10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President

08 october 2024 - 14:51:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President

01 october 2024 - 13:26:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...

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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader threatens to sue private newspaper

26 september 2024 - 11:56:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened to institute a legal action against a private newspaper, The Voice, [...] Full text...

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Political parties of all stripes are pushing for higher government spending: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, and Yongquan Cao

17 september 2024 - 10:49:24
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the [...] Full text...

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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

10 september 2024 - 05:16:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations

08 september 2024 - 18:32:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire Johann Rupert richest in Africa

03 september 2024 - 10:59:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Johann Rupert is officially the richest man in Africa.His estimated net [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

22 august 2024 - 16:00:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...

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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'

22 august 2024 - 05:25:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes heritage expert Muxe Nkondo

19 august 2024 - 12:08:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to well-known academic and heritage expert [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host global music festival

15 august 2024 - 12:57:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global streaming platform Spotify will celebrate Cape Town’s contribution to the country and Africa’s [...] Full text...

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South African union calls for release of Zambian politician

14 august 2024 - 09:38:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is demanding the immediate and unconditional [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure

13 august 2024 - 05:57:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] Full text...

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South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK

06 august 2024 - 13:12:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma mulls legal action following expulsion from ruling ANC

30 july 2024 - 08:57:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma's MK Party is seeking legal advice after he [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet

24 july 2024 - 15:06:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests

19 july 2024 - 17:58:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October

17 july 2024 - 18:33:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...

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RPF-led coalition wins 62% votes in Rwanda parliamentary polls

17 july 2024 - 08:42:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s RPF-Inkotanyi-led coalition of parties has secured majority votes in 15 July parliamentary general elections, according [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management

17 july 2024 - 06:59:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...

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Kagame poised for landslide win in Rwanda presidential election

16 july 2024 - 08:01:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As vote counting is about end in Rwanda’s presidential election, incumbent Paul Kagame appears set for [...] 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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South Africa's President Ramaphosa congratulates Starmer on UK election victory

07 july 2024 - 07:56:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Keir Starmer on his election as the United [...] Full text...

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Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister

02 july 2024 - 14:50:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...

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EC prolongs mandates of security and defence missions for Palestinian territories

25 june 2024 - 17:58:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Tuesday decided to prolong until 30 June the mandates [...] Full text...

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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs

24 june 2024 - 18:24:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...

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Malian authorities arrest opposition party leaders for 'clandestine meeting'

24 june 2024 - 11:24:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 11 political leaders, members of the opposition platform known as the "Joint Declaration [...] Full text...

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South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker

21 june 2024 - 08:14:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic [...] Full text...

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South African political party rocked by race row

20 june 2024 - 12:15:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African political party, Democratic Alliance (DA) which is in the process of forming [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists

20 june 2024 - 08:34:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics

20 june 2024 - 06:54:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the Israeli [...] Full text...

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South African President-elect Ramaphosa calls for unity ahead of inauguration

18 june 2024 - 17:35:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has called for unity ahead of his inauguration on [...] Full text...

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Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests

18 june 2024 - 17:05:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity after tightly contested polls

15 june 2024 - 07:14:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa in the early hours of Saturday called on South Africans to [...] Full text...

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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks

14 june 2024 - 18:49:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption

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

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South Africa's ruling ANC discusses poor election results

06 june 2024 - 09:47:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday protested against the party [...] Full text...

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

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

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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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Libyan PM discusses political, economic issues with Chinese Foreign Minister

29 may 2024 - 17:49:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has discussed a number [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Conf. Cup: CAF strongly condemns 'unacceptable security breaches' during second leg final match

21 may 2024 - 07:12:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF has strongly condemned "security breaches and spectator misbehaviour" during and after the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Attempted putsch in DR Congo: leader of assailants killed

20 may 2024 - 19:07:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been [...] 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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Outcry over South Africa opposition’s burning flag commercial

08 may 2024 - 09:42:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Cabinet Minister Zizi Kodwa has instructed government’s legal department to investigate legal [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

26 april 2024 - 04:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report

22 april 2024 - 17:06:22
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS deploys fact-finding mission to Togo

15 april 2024 - 13:07:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed a fact-finding mission to Togo [...] Full text...

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EU provides €1 billion macro-financial assistance to Egypt

12 april 2024 - 11:45:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide €1 billion of urgent short-term macro-financial assistance to Egypt to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear Zuma election case

12 april 2024 - 07:10:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an [...] Full text...

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Rising cyber threats pose serious concerns for financial stability: IMF Blog By Fabio Natalucci, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim

10 april 2024 - 09:50:47
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - Cyber attacks have more than doubled since the pandemic. While companies have historically suffered relatively [...] Full text...

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Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko announces list of his government on Wednesday

03 april 2024 - 14:16:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The composition of Senegal's new government will be known this Wednesday, announced Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President-elect Faye to be sworn in on Tuesday

29 march 2024 - 14:53:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The President-elect of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, will be sworn in on Tuesday at the Centre [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president Sall, president-elect Faye meet to discuss 'major state issues'

29 march 2024 - 05:43:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday received the in-coming President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, with their discussions [...] Full text...

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Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo

28 march 2024 - 17:35:45
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...

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Senegal's presidential candidates given Thursday deadline to file appeals against results

28 march 2024 - 05:44:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Wednesday asked candidates who contested last Sunday's presidential election wishing to contest [...] Full text...

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Senegalese newspapers play up major issues awaiting president-elect Faye's attention

27 march 2024 - 13:23:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese newspapers are highlighting the major issues that will confront the country's new administration to be [...] Full text...

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Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system

26 march 2024 - 13:45:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal

25 march 2024 - 16:57:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...

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Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the Senegalese presidential election

25 march 2024 - 16:21:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared [...] 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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2,348 candidates to contest Togo's legislative elections

25 march 2024 - 12:46:10
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Constitutional Court has published a list of 2,348 candidates for the legislative elections on 20 [...] 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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Disgraced South African businessman Marcus Jooste commits suicide

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

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Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination: Guterres

21 march 2024 - 05:27:45
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world”, the UN chief has [...] 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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EU passes law protecting journalists, human rights defenders against abusive lawsuits

19 march 2024 - 12:37:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday adopted a law to protect persons who speak out on matters [...] Full text...

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Senegal's main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, his right-hand man freed

15 march 2024 - 11:01:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's main opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, his right-hand man and PASTEF party [...] 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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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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Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

05 march 2024 - 19:01:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth [...] Full text...

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Gambia rights commission concerned over moves to repeal Female Genital Mutilation law

28 february 2024 - 10:00:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over attempts to repeal the law that [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste

26 february 2024 - 18:39:04
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US slams Sudan Army for prohibiting humanitarian assistance from Chad

24 february 2024 - 10:28:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has slammed Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) recent decision to prohibit cross border [...] Full text...

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Backlash over impeachment of prominent judges in South Africa

23 february 2024 - 12:05:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has slammed the impeachment of two prominent senior [...] 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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Libyan Interior Minister vows to hold to account anyone involved in murder of ten people in Tripoli

21 february 2024 - 15:05:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, General Imad Trabelsi, [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Kenya fronts opposition leader for top AU Commission post

16 february 2024 - 22:15:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has urged the 44th session of the African Union Executive Council, comprising foreign ministers, [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says the merits of dialogue are many

16 february 2024 - 17:28:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has that the merits of dialogue are many and it gives the [...] Full text...

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Continued Libya impasse threatens country’s future, Security Council hears

16 february 2024 - 06:19:46
New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political [...] 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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Ghana's President drops finance minister, many senior ministers in major reshuffle

14 february 2024 - 11:32:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced a major cabinet reshuffle in which he [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah

13 february 2024 - 07:01:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face [...] 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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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote

06 february 2024 - 07:48:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s opposition party Condemns President Macky Sall’s postponement of presidential elections

05 february 2024 - 19:48:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia opposition party,  United Democratic Party, has condemned Senegalese President Macky Sall’s announcement for postponement [...] Full text...

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AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll

05 february 2024 - 11:52:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll

04 february 2024 - 14:39:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal

03 february 2024 - 16:34:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process

03 february 2024 - 16:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator

31 january 2024 - 07:03:32
New York, US (PANA) - No organisation can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopia's long-serving Deputy PM, FM, quits

27 january 2024 - 14:38:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's longest serving Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen quit three positions, including [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged

25 january 2024 - 07:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 10:03:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)

19 january 2024 - 22:27:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: New UN coordinator for Gaza visits Egypt to ‘expedite all areas’ of aid

17 january 2024 - 18:55:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza visited Al-Arish, Egypt, on Wednesday in efforts [...] Full text...

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Libyan, French officials meet over development in Libya

17 january 2024 - 18:23:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, Wednesday discussed political, economic and military developments [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Electric opening ceremony kicks off tournament

13 january 2024 - 20:12:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - An electric opening ceremony kicked off the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa takes aim at Israel at The Hague

12 january 2024 - 09:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: Widening disparities, growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook for 2024

11 january 2024 - 10:40:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Economic Forum report released Thursday provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing [...] 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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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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Sudan conflict: Sudanese FM condemns RSF leader's 'public relations stunt' African visits

08 january 2024 - 05:58:19
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has condemned the recent African tour of the leader of the [...] 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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New government formed in Chad

02 january 2024 - 13:26:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Succès Masra, leader of the Chadian opposition and president of the Transformers party, who was [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language

31 december 2023 - 14:15:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudanese army 'destroys substantial supplies' to rival RSF

31 december 2023 - 08:21:50
Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army warplanes have destroyed a substantial supply shipment to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football/UNAF Qualifiers: Morocco win girls title, Egypt, Libya chase boys crown

19 december 2023 - 07:49:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco have won the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers after securing a comfortable 12-0 [...] Full text...

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Four Libyan officials from three institutions invited to UNMIL meeting willing to participate without conditions

18 december 2023 - 17:21:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials from five institutions Monday reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the UN envoy [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to meet on the situation in Libya

18 december 2023 - 12:23:54
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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Burundi President names new electoral commission

12 december 2023 - 11:17:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday signed a decree appointing a new seven-member Independent [...] 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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Nigeria: ECOWAS Leaders End Abuja Summit, Ready Counterterrorism Standby Force, Pledge Gradual Easing Of Sanctions On Niger Republic

10 december 2023 - 20:20:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)

10 december 2023 - 05:23:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] 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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COP28: Madagascar receives $8.8 million for forest carbon credits

05 december 2023 - 08:39:16
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -  Madagascar received $8.8 million for carbon credits from reducing 1.76 million tons of carbon emissions in [...] Full text...

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COP28: World Bank carbon credits to boost international carbon markets

01 december 2023 - 19:40:33
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday announced ambitious plans for the growth of high-integrity global carbon markets, [...] Full text...

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COP28: OACPS and EU reaffirm commitment to implement Paris Agreement

30 november 2023 - 12:46:50
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 27 Member States of the European Union and the 79 Members of the Organisation of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:06:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A solidarity and fact-finding Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone lifts indefinite curfew as calm restored after Sunday's 'unrest'

27 november 2023 - 10:51:36
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has lifted the indefinite nationwide curfew imposed on the country following [...] Full text...

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LEAD: ECOWAS condemns 'disturbances' in Sierra Leone

26 november 2023 - 17:40:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the ongoing unrest in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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URGENT: Curfew in Sierra Leone after second gunfire in three months in the capital (By Paul Ejime)

26 november 2023 - 12:57:49
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's government has slapped a nationwide curfew on the country following what it called [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Opposition leader Boakai officially declared winner of presidential runoff vote

21 november 2023 - 07:31:12
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) on Monday formally declared opposition leader Joseph Boakai as winner of [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa, four others refer Gaza crisis to International Criminal Court

20 november 2023 - 11:54:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed receipt of a joint [...] Full text...

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Liberia elections: UN chief congratulates Liberians, govt for 'calm, peaceful' vote

20 november 2023 - 05:42:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended the Government and people of Liberia for the [...] Full text...

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Follow-up meeting on the implementation of the GIZ municipal support project programme in Libya

19 november 2023 - 16:47:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Government in the Government of National Unity, Badreddine Al-Toumi, has followed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Another major bridge destroyed in Khartoum

18 november 2023 - 10:53:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A second major bridge linking Khartoum with western Sudan was on Saturdy morning levelled to the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Tinubu commends President Weah for conceding defeat

18 november 2023 - 10:08:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday commended Liberia's President George Weah for demonstrating "uncommon leadership" by [...] Full text...

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Liberia Election: Ex footballer, President Weah, shows good sportsmanship; cooncedes to opposition leader Boakai (By Paul Ejime)

18 november 2023 - 06:58:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s President Goerge Weah has conceded victory to his longtime political rival, former vice President Joseph [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Liberia election: Liberia's president Weah concedes defeat, US congratulates opposition leader Boakai

18 november 2023 - 05:44:00
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's President George Weah on Friday night conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai in the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia election: President Weah concedes defeat to opposition leader Boakai

18 november 2023 - 05:21:31
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's President George Weah on Friday night conceded defeat to opposition leader and former vice president [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Opposition leader Boakai set to win run-off poll

17 november 2023 - 20:00:17
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's main opposition leader and former vice president Joseph Boakai is set to win the 14 [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Opposition leader Boakai takes early lead in runoff vote

16 november 2023 - 08:02:30
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about one-quarter of preliminary results in Liberia's presidential runoff held on 14 November released, the [...] Full text...

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USAID resumes food assistance for Ethiopia

15 november 2023 - 07:44:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Tuesday that it would resume [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Liberians vote in presidential run-off

14 november 2023 - 07:55:05
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberians are voting on Tuesday in a presidential run-off following the inconclusive first round election on [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent

09 november 2023 - 09:11:58
Nairobi, 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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2023 CAF Women's Champions League: Agbo makes history as Abidjan hold Casablanca in opening match

06 november 2023 - 06:40:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Espérance Agbo scored the first ever goal at Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly as Athlético d'Abidjan [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ruling party chooses vice president Bawumia as flagbearer for 2024 election

05 november 2023 - 08:18:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday elected vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's electoral victory

26 october 2023 - 12:03:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...

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European Council rejects judgment of EU Court of First Instance annulling agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU

25 october 2023 - 18:09:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Court of Justice of the European Union recently examined appeals lodged by the European Union [...] Full text...

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Liberia elections: National Elections Commission confirms presidential run-off

24 october 2023 - 19:04:28
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Liberia National Elections Commission (NEC) has confirmed that the two top candidates in the first round [...] Full text...

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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year

21 october 2023 - 06:45:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gambia calls for unconditional ceasefire, release of all hostages

20 october 2023 - 11:21:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia has called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms support for elections based on fair and inclusive laws

19 october 2023 - 15:20:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his government's support for the holding of [...] Full text...

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Liberia elections: President Weah to take slim lead to run-off with rival Boakai

18 october 2023 - 06:44:54
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - For the second successive election, Liberia's presidential contest will be settled in a run-off involving two [...] Full text...

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Liberian President Weah, rival opposition leader Boakai set for run-off

17 october 2023 - 08:17:20
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With 92.82% of the votes processed from the hard-fought 10 October presidential election, opposition leader and [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes progress on electoral laws despite persistent political problems

16 october 2023 - 21:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Liberia election: Weah, Boakai neck-and-neck in Liberia presidential vote

16 october 2023 - 06:37:22
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about 73% of preliminary results of Liberia's presidential election released by the National Elections Commission [...] Full text...

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Weah, Boakai look set for another run-off duel

15 october 2023 - 12:29:44
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about 50% preliminary results of last Tuesday's elections declared by Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC), [...] Full text...

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South Africa expresses concern about escalation Israeli-Palestinian conflict

09 october 2023 - 13:00:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Monday expressed grave concern over the recent devastating escalation [...] Full text...

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UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia

04 october 2023 - 17:05:04
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Islamists slam US for sanctions on former foreign minister Karti

30 september 2023 - 06:34:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese islamists have played down US sanctions imposed on one of its leaders, former Minister for [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Aziz Pahad dead at 82

28 september 2023 - 09:29:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid activist Aziz Pahad, who played an important role in the liberation of South [...] Full text...

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Mauritius signs Treaty on protection of marine biodiversity

21 september 2023 - 08:58:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday signed the BBNJ Treaty on the protection of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond [...] Full text...

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Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’ in South Sudan: UN envoy

16 september 2023 - 09:05:40
New York, US (PANA) - As South Sudan prepares to hold its first-ever elections in December, resolving critical outstanding issues [...] 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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Sudan conflict: 'Sudan has not approved Kenya chairing IGAD committee to resolve crisis'

08 september 2023 - 09:30:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs says it has not reversed its position rejecting Kenya's President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia

06 september 2023 - 11:02:37
New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...

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Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban

05 september 2023 - 18:05:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according [...] Full text...

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African cities embrace walking, cycling as climate crisis deepens (Feature by UNEP)

05 september 2023 - 06:16:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Each morning in Addis Ababa, the bustling capital of Ethiopia, the same scene plays out. As [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags climate of fear as Zimbabewean President Mnangagwa is inaugurated

04 september 2023 - 13:06:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, a human rights [...] Full text...

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Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development

01 september 2023 - 05:31:45
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a senior [...] Full text...

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

01 september 2023 - 05:22:58
Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist

30 august 2023 - 06:15:14
Nairobi, 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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Protectionism fails to achieve its goals, threatens future of critical industries (World Bank feature)

29 august 2023 - 15:21:58
Washington DC, US (PANA) - Since 1990, global trade has increased incomes by 24 per cent worldwide, and by 50 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM suspends Foreign Minister over Israel 'meeting'

28 august 2023 - 11:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has temporarily suspended Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush whose "meeting" with the [...] 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 urges all actors in Zimbabwe to commit to free, fair, peaceful elections

23 august 2023 - 06:36:27
Washingon, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Wednesday, the United States has called on all [...] 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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