Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons

27 september 2024 - 06:22:53
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on [...] Full text...

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Update: Kenya military convoys patrolling streets, businesses shut

27 june 2024 - 14:50:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] 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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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

16 may 2024 - 13:05:06
Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...

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Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights (Feature by UN News

05 may 2024 - 05:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim [...] Full text...

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ICJ begins proceedings brought by Nicaragua to halt Germany’s military aid to Israel

08 april 2024 - 16:10:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Monday began proceedings brought [...] Full text...

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Controversial cattle ship blamed for foul smell leaves Cape Town

21 february 2024 - 09:50:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A ship that docked at Cape Town Harbour on Sunday to load food for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court

12 january 2024 - 13:47:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International urges EU leaders to call for 'ceasefire now' to protect civilians

13 november 2023 - 07:04:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] 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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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested

21 june 2023 - 19:22:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President Ruto set to be inaugurated on Tuesday

13 september 2022 - 07:16:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dr. William Samoei Ruto will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the fifth president of Kenya, beginning a new [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State congratulates Kenyan president-elect Ruto

08 september 2022 - 06:09:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Kenyan president-elect, William Ruto, on phone [...] Full text...

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Kenya Supreme Court ready to decide on election

05 september 2022 - 11:17:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court in Nairobi is expected to deliver its ruling on Monday in a case [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court orders vote scrutiny in presidential election petition hearing

30 august 2022 - 18:42:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday ordered the scrutiny of portions of the votes cast [...] Full text...

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Kenyan poll officials preparing Supreme Court petition attacked

23 august 2022 - 00:03:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An armed gang attacked election officials preparing responses to the Supreme Court petition filed in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader alleges drug cartels meddling in Presidential lections

22 august 2022 - 18:40:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A petition challenging the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as president-elect was submitted on Monday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate to probe Supreme Court Justices’ petition against former Chief Justice

29 june 2022 - 05:30:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, to go [...] Full text...

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Uganda slammed for activists arrests

07 june 2022 - 00:17:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...

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Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President

23 april 2022 - 07:05:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of human rights violations committed under former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh's watch, on Friday petitioned [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the [...] Full text...

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UN petitioned over 'safety' of Botswana’s former President Khama

07 january 2022 - 08:07:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Lawyers of Botswana’s former President Ian Khama have petitioned the United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Supreme Court strikes out opposition election petition

28 december 2021 - 17:47:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Supreme Court in Banjul struck out the election petition filed by the opposition United Democratic [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition UDP files election petition at Supreme Court

15 december 2021 - 17:23:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and runner-up of the West African nation December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA dismisses South Africa's protest against Ghana's victory

03 december 2021 - 17:54:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, has dismissed South Africa’s protest against Ghana's 1-0 victory in their [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: Major backlash of South Africa's defeat

16 november 2021 - 10:41:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A petition launched following South Africa’s controversial 0-1 defeat in its final 2022 Soccer [...] Full text...

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Zambian President-elect Hichilema’s inauguration set for Tuesday

20 august 2021 - 12:58:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has confirmed the inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will be held on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's largest opposition party engages in march for Justice

07 july 2021 - 00:06:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The largest opposition political party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Tuesday embarked on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian govt. to pay US$80,000 compensation to retired police officer

07 june 2021 - 19:18:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay US$ 80,000 to a former police officer, Evaristus [...] Full text...

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Constitutional lawyer petitions President Lungu’s nomination for re-election

21 may 2021 - 15:39:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Prominent Zambian Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare null and void [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Ghana opposition leader says he is bound by court's verdict upholding victory of President Akufo-Addo

04 march 2021 - 20:08:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's opposition leader and former President John Dramani Mahama, says he is legally bound by Thursday's [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Supreme Court upholds Akufo-Addo's election victory

04 march 2021 - 14:53:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court has by a unanimous decision upheld the victory of President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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84 Libyan MPs urge Parliament to immediately hold plenary session to give confidence to government

24 february 2021 - 22:33:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 84-member Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) has called for a plenary session for the vote [...] Full text...

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni

22 february 2021 - 11:33:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's apex court rules electoral boss cannot be compelled to testify

18 february 2021 - 23:59:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application for review of the unanimous seven-member panel to [...] Full text...

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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks

16 february 2021 - 11:07:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...

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Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court

01 february 2021 - 15:08:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...

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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home

25 january 2021 - 10:39:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

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CAF declares Al Hilal winners of game against Ghana’s Asante Kotoko

06 january 2021 - 23:32:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Wednesday declared Sudanese giants, Al Hilal Omdurman, winners of their [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former president Mahama challenges election result at Supreme Court

30 december 2020 - 14:50:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday filed a petition at the Supreme Court in [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week

27 december 2020 - 10:00:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of [...] Full text...

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Police in Ghana arrest 26 opposition party supporters for 'unlawful' protest

18 december 2020 - 05:57:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana police on Thursday arrested 26 supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) who [...] Full text...

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Ghana's main opposition party rejects 'flawed' election results

10 december 2020 - 07:03:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said on Wednesday that it will not accept the [...] Full text...

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WTO receives petition seeking universal access to Covid-19 vaccines

09 december 2020 - 23:24:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A petition calling for universal access to affordable coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines has been delivered virtually by [...] Full text...

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Libyans disappointed at lack of names for executive positions at political dialogue forum

17 november 2020 - 06:46:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The closure of the first round of the intra-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis without the [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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Civil society, students petition Zambian President to set up commission of inquiry

01 october 2020 - 15:44:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A consortium of 10 civil society organisations and students’ unions presented a petition to Zambian President [...] Full text...

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Third group of 511 Burundian refugees repatriated from Rwanda

24 september 2020 - 13:38:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The second group of 511 Burundian refugees were repatriated on Thurday from Mahama Refugee Camp in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Islamist party, Ennahdha, frowns at 3rd-term bid by Chairman Ghannouchi

16 september 2020 - 17:46:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 100 leaders within the Islamist-inspired Tunisian party, Ennahdha (the majority in parliament), have [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Burundian refugees, 'hate speech' by Burundian officials dominate headlines in Rwanda

29 august 2020 - 16:22:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after [...] Full text...

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Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants

18 august 2020 - 11:54:53
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation process of Burundian refugees, Rwanda-Zambia ties

15 august 2020 - 13:21:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the ongoing talks to organise voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees [...] Full text...

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Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy

25 july 2020 - 05:50:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian high court Judge awarded $0.16 damage by ECOWAS Court for violation of his right to fair hearing

15 july 2020 - 13:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has awarded 50 Naira (US$ 0.16) as nominal damage to a former judge [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court to deliver ruling Tuesday in case brought by Nigerian high court judge

13 july 2020 - 14:53:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice will Tuesday, 14 July, 2020, deliver judgment in a case brought [...] Full text...

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Activists stage anti-racism protest in Banjul

15 june 2020 - 17:18:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of human rights activists have staged an anti-racism protest along the streets of Banjul over [...] Full text...

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Civil Society protests against killing of Gambian in the US

09 june 2020 - 17:24:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) in The Gambia on Tuesday sent a petition to the [...] Full text...

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Gambians petition US government to end racism and police brutality

08 june 2020 - 22:20:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Citizens of The Gambia Monday  expressed grave concern over the death by shooting of a compatriot, [...] Full text...

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Milk producers in West and Central Africa call on their leaders to save the sector

02 june 2020 - 10:56:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Fifty-five local milk producers from six West and Central African countries on Monday appealed to their [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa has legal challenge against re-opening of schools

28 may 2020 - 11:46:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The founder of the One South Africa (OSA) movement, Mmusi Maimane, will challenge next [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Presidents, prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all

15 may 2020 - 05:27:28
New York, US (PANA) - UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma serves notice of his plan to stand trial

19 april 2020 - 13:58:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday confirmed that he has restructured his [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Amnesty International, SADC Lawyers call for lifting of the ban on Zambian lawyer

23 march 2020 - 16:21:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally reinstate lawyer John Sangwa and allow him to practise in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Calls for De Klerk to be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize

18 february 2020 - 15:04:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite former President FW De Klerk issuing a formal apology for the statements he [...] Full text...

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IHRDA, 2 lawyers take Gambia to African Court over violation of citizens’ freedom of assembly, expression

12 february 2020 - 19:49:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Banjul-based rights institute, the “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), and two Gambian [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Election Support Network calls for reforms

06 february 2020 - 15:23:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local elections watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has reiterated its call for electoral reforms as [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe hospitals not functioning since March 2019 – Doctors

03 february 2020 - 15:27:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hospitals in Zimbabwe have not functioned since March 2019 on the back of shortages of medicines, [...] Full text...

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Authorities in Botswana dismiss election rigging allegations

30 january 2020 - 18:46:07
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has allayed media reports suggesting that the country’s general elections held [...] Full text...

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Gambian victims call for immediate arrest and prosecution of ex-President Jammeh

25 january 2020 - 16:51:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian victims under the 22-year rule of ex-President Yahya Jammeh have called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Jammeh victims gear up for 'March for Justice' on Saturday

24 january 2020 - 10:36:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Victims of Gambia’s exiled dictator Yahya Jammeh on Friday said that preparations are advanced for their [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition asks EU to stop interfering in Gambia’s internal affairs

16 january 2020 - 22:33:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The interim party leader of Gambia’s opposition Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), Fabakary Tombong [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Police deny permit to pressure group

14 january 2020 - 18:22:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Office of the Inspector General of Police in Banjul, The Gambia, has decided to deny [...] Full text...

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Gambians petition President Barrow to complete constitution mandate of five year presidential term

12 january 2020 - 19:21:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of protesting Gambians took to the streets of Banjul on Sunday, calling on President Adama [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an to defend national constitution

01 january 2020 - 18:30:54
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  -   President Adama Barrow said here Wednesday he swore twice by the Holy Qur’an in Dakar and in [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s good governance ‘on a thin line’

30 december 2019 - 23:04:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - Botswana’s good governance, peace and tranquility is on the thin line as opposition parties put the [...] Full text...

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Liberia: US, EU nudge protest organizers to share plans with justice ministry

29 december 2019 - 18:10:52
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)  -  The diplomatic missions of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Sweden, and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court orders repatriation of Indian, Nepalese victims of human trafficking

18 december 2019 - 11:54:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Five victims of an international human trafficking cartel operating in Kenya should be repatriated to India [...] Full text...

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Gambian Govt spokesman says he is not 'too small' to receive protesters' petition

17 december 2019 - 10:10:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ebrima Sankareh, Gambia government’s spokesman, on Tuesday dismissed claims that his office was “too small to [...] Full text...

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Thousands march in Banjul to demand resignation of President Barrow

16 december 2019 - 13:03:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA ) - Thousands of protesting Gambians on Monday took to the streets of Banjul calling for President [...] Full text...

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Angolan justice requests hearing of Eduardo dos Santos

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

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Botswana courts to presides over national election petitions

08 december 2019 - 22:37:16
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana courts here and the second city of Francistown will preside over national election petitions, an [...] Full text...

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ANEKED calls for re-arrest of assassins of Gambia's ex-President Jammeh

06 december 2019 - 19:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The African network against extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance (ANEKED) Friday called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's banking sector workers to demonstrate on Thursday

24 november 2019 - 14:29:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe banking sector workers will demonstrate and petition the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International launches campaign to save young South Sudanese sentenced to death

19 november 2019 - 17:44:42
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday launched its global campaign for human rights for people whose rights [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference

11 november 2019 - 19:27:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they [...] Full text...

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Nigeria president Buhari welcomes Supreme Court verdict upholding his re-election

31 october 2019 - 07:05:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday welcomed the verdict of the Supreme Court upholding his victory [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgment upholding re-election of President Buhari

30 october 2019 - 19:35:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Mixed reactions trailed Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment upholding the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Supreme Court dismisses appeal by opposition presidential candidate against re-election of Buhari

30 october 2019 - 15:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Hours after commencement of sitting, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed in respect [...] Full text...

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High Court of Zimbabwe orders police to let recently-abducted doctor go to South Africa for treatment

24 september 2019 - 19:20:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - High Court Judge, Justice Happias Zhou, on Tuesday interdicted the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from preventing [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe hires third US firm to improve bilateral relations with Americans

24 september 2019 - 14:38:14
New York, USA (PANA) - Zimbabwe government has hired its third American public relations company, Mercury Public Affairs (MPA) through [...] Full text...

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MDC seeks to get President Mnangagwa and his party designated terrorists at UN General Assembly

22 september 2019 - 09:41:17
New York, USA (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic (MDC), will submit a petition calling for [...] Full text...

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Missing Zimbabwe doctor found alive

19 september 2019 - 23:07:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  - The missing president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), Dr Peter Magombeyi, whose disappearance caused [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition party heads to Supreme Court over affirmation of President Buhari's victory

12 september 2019 - 07:52:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday rejected the judgment of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidential tribunal upholds election of Buhari as President

11 september 2019 - 17:42:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as  winner [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Presidential election tribunal affirms President Buhari's poll victory

11 september 2019 - 17:24:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The presidential election tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander indicted for "unlawful possession" of firearms

09 september 2019 - 21:58:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The former commander of the elite Presidential Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba, has been indicted for allegedly [...] Full text...

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President Lungu condemns Zambia university students’ riotous behaviour

04 september 2019 - 14:28:10
  Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Condemning criminal acts in South Africa, Zambian President Edgar Lungu has described as unacceptable that University [...] Full text...

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Seven teachers arrested for petitioning Zimbabwe finance minister over paltry wages

23 august 2019 - 22:45:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Seven Zimbabwean teachers were Friday arrested for participating in a planned protest march to petition the [...] Full text...

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"Respect the right to assemble," Heads of Mission in Zimbabwe tell government

20 august 2019 - 17:47:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Heads of Missions in Zimbabwe have called on government to respect the constitutional rights to [...] Full text...

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4 Zimbabwean film makers charged over film 'Lord Kush' depicting harm to a fictional Zimbabwean envoy

30 july 2019 - 13:28:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have charged four prominent film artists with contravening the draconian Censorship [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's opposition party, MDC, pleads with SADC to deal with Zimbabwe

21 july 2019 - 15:34:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has urged the SADC Organ on [...] Full text...

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Senators march to court to challenge laws passed by parliament in Kenya

19 july 2019 - 00:57:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   Kenyan senators marched through the streets here Thursday to present a petition to Members of Parliament [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander remanded in custody over public insurrection charges

12 july 2019 - 20:33:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An appeal court judge in Kigali city on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of Rwandan former [...] Full text...

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American animal rights organization petitions Zimbabwe president to stop exporting baby elephants

07 july 2019 - 14:53:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   American animal rights organization, Network for Animals (NFA), has petitioned Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop [...] Full text...

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Detained former Rwandan presidential guard commander asks for provisional release

28 june 2019 - 17:39:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan former commander of the elite Presidential Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba on Friday asked the Appeals [...] Full text...

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After surviving prosecution, Kenya's Deputy Chief Justice on the ropes again

27 june 2019 - 14:13:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two months after she survived prosecution over allegations that she was involved in irregular sale and [...] Full text...

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Congolese singer barred from performing in Cape Town

18 june 2019 - 13:02:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An upmarket Cape Town club on Tuesday announced that it has cancelled the upcoming performance [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS 'disappointed' Liberian protesters failed to present petition

11 june 2019 - 05:25:51
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Office of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia says it is [...] Full text...

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Liberia’s journalists union unhappy with blockage of internet during protest

10 june 2019 - 23:52:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)    -    The Press Union of Liberia Monday expressed shock at the government’s decision to block internet platforms [...] Full text...

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Liberia: ECOWAS, UN to deploy 70 Monitors for June 7 protest

06 june 2019 - 18:17:48
Monrovia, Liberia - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN) plan to deploy 70 [...] Full text...

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Embassy Issues alert to US gov’t staff ahead of protest in Monrovia

05 june 2019 - 13:52:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) –  The United States Embassy near Monrovia has issued an alert to employees of the American government [...] Full text...

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EU nudges Liberians to ensure peaceful street protest planned for June 7

04 june 2019 - 22:28:45
MONROVIA, June 4 (PANA)   -   The European Union (EU) delegation and EU Member-States' Missions in the Liberian capital Monrovia Tuesday [...] Full text...

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. Rwanda Appeal court directs investigation on detention of former presidential guard chief

31 may 2019 - 17:18:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A presiding judge of the Appeal Court in Kigali on Friday directed further investigation regarding the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo churches call for local government elections

29 may 2019 - 04:43:08
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two churches in DR Congo on Tuesday launched a campaign to collect signatures for a petition [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's MDC party selects new leadership for the next five years

27 may 2019 - 18:35:28
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has selected its new leadership for the [...] Full text...

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Former Rwanda's Presidential guard commander claims he is in solitary confinement in military prison

22 may 2019 - 20:20:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The former commander of the elite Rwanda's Republican Guard, Col. Tom Byabagamba, who is serving a [...] Full text...

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Int’l bodies urge more dialogue among Liberians over street protests

16 may 2019 - 17:43:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Three major international bodies have stressed the need for inclusive, transparent and continued dialogue among Liberians [...] Full text...

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Uneasy calm looms over Monrovia as protest planners reject dialogue with gov’t

15 may 2019 - 16:59:39
MONROVIA, May 15 (PANA) – An environment of uneasy calm and growing tension has engulfed the Liberian capital after a [...] Full text...

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Kagame distances himself from decision by Supreme Court on defamation case

26 april 2019 - 17:31:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday stressed the need for the country’s Supreme Court to consider [...] Full text...

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Top court allows Uganda's long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021

18 april 2019 - 23:54:00
      Kampala, Uganda (PANA)  -  Uganda’s apex court, by a verdict of 4-3, Thursday ruled that the country’s parliament had legally [...] Full text...

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Top court allows Uganda’s long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021

18 april 2019 - 19:03:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s topmost court has, by a verdict of 4 to 3, ruled that the country’s parliament [...] Full text...

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

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

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Police block Uganda’s opposition leader’s radio talk show, chaos engulfs town

13 april 2019 - 19:18:40
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda police, supported by the military, has invaded a radio station in the eastern town of [...] Full text...

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East African Court of Justice faults Tanzania’s Media Services Act

29 march 2019 - 14:03:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on Thursday declared that some provisions of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's main opposition candidate challenges President Buhari's victory in court

19 march 2019 - 07:40:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's main opposition leader Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday filed [...] Full text...

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Uganda prepares for first 'Miss Curvy' contest

27 february 2019 - 16:26:35
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Dozens of plus-size women stormed Uganda’s Parliament on Wednesday to drum up support for a first-of-its-kind [...] Full text...

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Buhari suspends Chief Justice of Nigeria, appoints replacement

25 january 2019 - 18:14:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria may be on the brink of a constitutional anarchy as President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday [...] Full text...

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EU supports AU drive to suspend Presidential vote results in DRC

18 january 2019 - 19:50:42
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has joined the African Union (AU) in calling on the authorities in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan teachers, employer in talks after court blocks strike

03 january 2019 - 13:28:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and a Conciliation Committee are [...] Full text...

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Ivorian FA takes CAF to CAS over withdrawal of 2021 AFCON hosting rights

14 december 2018 - 12:08:09
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian football federation (FIF) on Thursday announced it has lodged a complaint at the [...] Full text...

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US Senators urge Gambian Truth Commission to investigate journalist Manneh case

20 november 2018 - 18:36:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Six US Senators have urged Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to investigate the case of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt worries about continued closure of Nigerian businesses in Ghana

11 october 2018 - 16:43:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday expressed reservations over the continued closure of Nigerian-owned businesses in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Egypt under president al-Sisi is an 'open-air prison'

20 september 2018 - 06:22:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crackdown on freedom of expression under Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has reached alarming new levels [...] Full text...

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Kofi Amoah heads FIFA Normalization C’ttee to run Ghana football

13 september 2018 - 17:47:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Football's governing body, FIFA, on Thursday named a four-person Normalization Committee headed by Dr. Kofi Amoah [...] Full text...

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UN Chief for Human Rights warns DRC authorities on suppression of peaceful protests

07 september 2018 - 17:07:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...

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23 protestors injured, 89 arrested in DRC crackdown on peaceful protests

04 september 2018 - 09:49:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - At least 23 peaceful protesters were injured today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six [...] Full text...

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Committee to reform Ghana Football Association to complete work in March 2019

30 august 2018 - 09:52:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The FIFA-appointed Normalization Committee to reform the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will complete its work by [...] Full text...

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Government officially stops dissolution of Ghana Football Association

28 august 2018 - 11:59:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has officially stopped the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as agreed between world [...] Full text...

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3RD UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition leader Chamisa accepts court's verdict dismissing his petition

24 august 2018 - 17:26:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The losing candidate in Zimbabwe's 30 July presidential election, Nelson Chamisa, has accepted the verdict of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe Constitutional Court upholds President Mnangagwa's election victory

24 august 2018 - 15:17:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the 30 July presidential election, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans await election petition judgement

24 august 2018 - 07:16:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabweans are on Friday awaiting the verdict of the Constitutional Court in the election petition case [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Constitutional Court begins hearing opposition election petition

22 august 2018 - 10:27:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has on Wednesday began hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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‘Unconscionable’ to kill aid workers, civilians: UN Emergency Coordinator

17 august 2018 - 06:52:57
New York, US (PANA) - Remembering all the humanitarians killed in the line of duty just ahead of World Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Ghana to discontinue with winding up Ghana Football Association

16 august 2018 - 18:08:35
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The government of Ghana is to take steps to discontinue the process for the winding up [...] Full text...

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New AI boss eyes 'bigger, bolder, more inclusive' rights movement

16 august 2018 - 15:55:03
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The human rights movement needs to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive if it is [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe election petition fixed for 22 August

16 august 2018 - 12:00:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court will next Wednesday commence hearing the case in which the leader of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana talks tough ahead of FIFA meeting as ban looms

16 august 2018 - 11:35:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government is talking tough ahead of its meeting with officials of football's governing body, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe president raises preliminary objections to opposition's election petition

16 august 2018 - 07:49:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is challenging opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's election petition against him, says [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ruling party challenges opposition leader's election petition

15 august 2018 - 12:10:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The legal team of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has filed papers against [...] Full text...

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Ghana asks FIFA for 'further engagements' following threats of ban

15 august 2018 - 11:44:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Ministry of Youth and Sports is asking for further engagements with football's governing body, FIFA, [...] Full text...

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FIFA gives Nigeria, Ghana final deadline or face suspension

14 august 2018 - 10:35:26
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Bureau of the FIFA Council in relation to undue influence in the affairs of the [...] Full text...

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'Let's put election behind us,' President Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans

13 august 2018 - 13:24:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday urged Zimbabweans to put the 30 July election behind them, forge [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling party prepares to contest opposition party's election petition

13 august 2018 - 11:00:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) says it will on Monday file its [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Zimbabwe opposition party challenges election result in court

10 august 2018 - 18:07:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, on Friday filed papers at the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition MDC Alliance faces Friday deadline to challenge election results in court

10 august 2018 - 06:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance faces a Friday deadline to challenge the [...] Full text...

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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

19 july 2018 - 06:57:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...

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FIFA, Ghana gov't agree interim measures for continuation

23 june 2018 - 10:47:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - FIFA, the world football governing body, in consultation with the government of Ghana, has resolved to [...] Full text...

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FIFA delegation expected in Ghana to discuss crisis in country's football

20 june 2018 - 09:40:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A delegation from world football governing body, FIFA, is expected in Ghana on Thursday, to discuss [...] Full text...

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Ghana gov't announces committee to manage football

13 june 2018 - 19:19:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Government on Wednesday announced the setting up of a 5-member committee to manage the [...] Full text...

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High Court places interim injunction on Ghana Football Association

12 june 2018 - 11:55:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra on Tuesday placed an interim injunction on the activities of the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appoints Sudanese-American Emi Mahmoud Goodwill Ambassador

10 june 2018 - 09:29:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has appointment Sudanese-American slam poet Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud as a national [...] Full text...

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Petition to punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, hits 100,000 mark

27 may 2018 - 18:21:24
Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - A petition for UEFA and FIFA to punish Sergio Ramos for intentionally hurting Liverpool and [...] Full text...

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Kenya to begin oil production

19 may 2018 - 12:21:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the production of oil from the Turkana oilfields will start after [...] Full text...

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New US$10 billion funding plan targets 260 million missing out on school

12 may 2018 - 09:12:20
New York, US (PANA) - Three youth activists from India, Kenya and Sierra Leone on Friday delivered a petition, signed [...] Full text...

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Gambian students demand justice for victims of April 2000 massacre

10 april 2018 - 17:30:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Survivors of bloody student demonstrations in Gambia on 10 and 11 April 2000 in which 16 [...] Full text...

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New Sierra Leonean president commits to unity, disciplined leadership

06 april 2018 - 12:00:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - As world leaders acknowledge his victory in a bitterly fought election, Sierra Leone’s new President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda reacts to US measure on suspension from AGOA

03 april 2018 - 18:35:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda on Tuesday described the recent notification by the United States on suspension of duty-free status [...] Full text...

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Vote counting under way in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

31 march 2018 - 18:34:14
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ballots are being counted in Sierra Leone after the official end of voting at 5 [...] Full text...

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Voting ends in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off election

31 march 2018 - 17:12:32
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have officially closed in Sierra Leone's rescheduled presidential run-off election to choose the country's [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Sierra Leone's presidential run-off vote

31 march 2018 - 07:03:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Polls have opened in Sierra Leone where some 3.17 voters are expected to cast their [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leoneans go to run-off presidential poll 31 March

26 march 2018 - 22:26:42
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone’s presidential run-off was on Monday pushed forward to Saturday 31 March following an [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Freetown court vacates interim injunction on presidential runoff

26 march 2018 - 16:15:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Freetown High Court on Monday vacated the interim injunction on Sierra Leone's presidential runoff [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS concerned about Sierra Leone poll injunction

26 march 2018 - 06:04:02
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission has noted with concern the interim injunction issued by a High [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sierra Leone High Court stops presidential runoff (Adds reaction of Electoral Commission)

24 march 2018 - 19:57:12
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone's presidential run-off scheduled for next Tuesday has been thrown into doubt as the [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Sierra Leone EC 'ceases all logistical preparation' for runoff vote

24 march 2018 - 19:56:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Saturday said it has ceased all [...] Full text...

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Breaking: Sierra Leone High Court stops presidential runoff

24 march 2018 - 16:26:46
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A High Court in Freetown on Saturday ordered a halt to Sierra Leone's March 27 [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone electoral body trains staff ahead of runoff vote

22 march 2018 - 17:53:16
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone is carrying out cascade retraining [...] Full text...

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Lawyer seeks to stop Sierra Leone's presidential run-off poll

21 march 2018 - 05:35:55
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - A Sierra Leonean lawyer has filed a petition before the country’s High Court in Freetown, [...] Full text...

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Rights body demands accountability for sexual violence victims

12 march 2018 - 15:07:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), a civil society organization, on Monday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan advocate seeks removal of Chief Justice, six others

26 february 2018 - 16:34:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan lawyer has petitioned the National Assembly to remove Chief Justice David Maraga and five [...] Full text...

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Gambian press union urges regulator to dismiss Islamic council petition against Ahmadis

31 january 2018 - 19:23:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia’s journalist’s body, the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has urged the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for second president as opposition spins new political narrative (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

28 january 2018 - 16:00:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is gearing up for a second president on Tuesday, days after the opposition National Super [...] Full text...

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President Barrow vows to bring ex-president Jammeh to justice

25 january 2018 - 14:42:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, says his government is engaging the government of Equatorial Guinea in ensuring [...] Full text...

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US President Trump declared 'Persona Non Grata' in Caribbean over 'Shithole' comments

17 january 2018 - 07:11:46
Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) - Some 200 persons and organizations have signed a document, declaring US President Donald Trump "Persona Non [...] Full text...

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Kenya football clubs to pull out of CAF tournaments after sponsor withdrawal

02 january 2018 - 13:44:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's representatives to the 2018 CAF Continental Club tournaments, Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, are [...] Full text...

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Polls open in delayed Liberia presidential run-off

26 december 2017 - 09:46:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Polls have opened in Liberia as voters choose a new president in the delayed presidential run-off [...] Full text...

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Liberians vote in delayed presidential run-off

26 december 2017 - 07:01:22
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberians go to the polls on Tuesday in the delayed presidential run-off that pits ex-football star [...] Full text...

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Former Ghana president meets election observers for Liberia's presidential run-off poll

25 december 2017 - 17:46:14
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission to Liberia, Ghana's [...] Full text...

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Ghana's ex-president Mahama arrives for Liberia's presidential run-off poll

24 december 2017 - 17:57:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ghana's immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, has arrived in Monrovia at the head of an [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers return to Liberia for 26 December presidential run-off

22 december 2017 - 11:41:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A 25-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Short-Term Observation Mission headed by Ghana’s immediate [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire to assume ECOWAS chairmanship March 2018

19 december 2017 - 18:49:46
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have awarded [...] Full text...

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