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15 august 2024 - 06:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS deploys pre-election fact-finding mission to Ghana
24 july 2024 - 07:46:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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RPF-led coalition wins 62% votes in Rwanda parliamentary polls
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Rwandans head to the polls
15 july 2024 - 08:55:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament. Voting [...] Full text...
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EAC deploys 55 observers for Rwanda elections
13 july 2024 - 12:11:12Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) has put on the ground a 55-member election observation mission for [...] Full text...
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AU– COMESA Election Observer Mission arrives in Kigali
10 july 2024 - 16:29:53Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The joint African Union Commission (AUC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...
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Breaking News: Mohamed El Ghazouani wins Mauritania's presidential election
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Vast majority of countries yet to have a woman Head of State - UN agency
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity after tightly contested polls
15 june 2024 - 07:14:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa in the early hours of Saturday called on South Africans to [...] Full text...
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AU election observers arrive in South Africa ahead of polls
24 may 2024 - 15:16:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission has arrived in South Africa ahead of the 29 [...] Full text...
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US urges Chadian authorities to address concerns over presidential election
17 may 2024 - 05:46:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday urged the Chadian authorities to work with all stakeholders – especially [...] Full text...
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UNESCO underlines need for access to free, reliable scientific information
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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
28 march 2024 - 05:28:11New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...
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Senegal Polls: Amadou Ba admits Bassirou Faye's victory in Senegal's presidential election
25 march 2024 - 16:28:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The candidate of Senegal's ruling Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition, Amadou Ba, has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar [...] Full text...
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Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the Senegalese presidential election
25 march 2024 - 16:21:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 08:23:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...
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EU urges democratic societies to address racial discrimination in polls
20 march 2024 - 17:53:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a year where more than 2 billion voters are set to go to the polls [...] Full text...
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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
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Top UN official calls for greater political investment in South Sudan as polls loom
06 march 2024 - 07:15:30New York, US (PANA) - With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready [...] Full text...
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‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief
05 march 2024 - 06:02:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall pledges to leave office on 2 April
23 february 2024 - 07:13:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged on Thursday to leave office at the end of his mandate [...] Full text...
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Thousands march in Senegalese capital to demand compliance with electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 18:09:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Thousands of people on Saturday marched in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to demand compliance with the electoral [...] Full text...
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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Sanctions Committee shouldn't be 'an instrument against us': Libyan UN representative
16 february 2024 - 09:14:56New York, US (PANA) - Libya's representative on the Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Thursday expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...
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Continued Libya impasse threatens country’s future, Security Council hears
16 february 2024 - 06:19:46New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis
08 february 2024 - 11:34:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...
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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW
22 january 2024 - 08:28:14Dakar, 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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UN rights chief calls for calm in Comoros
18 january 2024 - 07:07:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister announces abolition of fuel subsidies to combat trafficking
11 january 2024 - 15:24:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced that [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief says elections in 2024 must be free and fair
10 january 2024 - 06:04:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Democracy is in the spotlight this year with more than 60 countries due to hold elections [...] Full text...
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2024 is time to pick up the pace in fight against corruption to safeguard democracy: Transparency International
06 january 2024 - 10:26:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the beginning of a new calendar year, it’s all too familiar for people [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians welcome New Year
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UN chief calls for peaceful, inclusive elections in DRC
20 december 2023 - 06:07:21New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Regragui scoops CAF's Best Coach of the Year prize
11 december 2023 - 21:04:14Marrakesh, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco boss Walid Regragui has been crowned CAF's Best Coach of the Year for the men’s [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS solidarity mission visits Sierra Leone after 'unrest' in capital (By Paul Ejime)
28 november 2023 - 13:06:45Freetown, 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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LEAD: Liberia election: Liberia's president Weah concedes defeat, US congratulates opposition leader Boakai
18 november 2023 - 05:44:00Monrovia, 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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Liberia elections: UN Peacebuilding Commission calls for successful presidential run-off
10 november 2023 - 08:17:59New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is urging Liberians to ensure a successful presidential run-off as the [...] Full text...
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Security Council to hold another session on Libya
16 october 2023 - 11:55:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold another session on Libya on Monday, during which the Special [...] Full text...
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Voting ends in Liberia elections
10 october 2023 - 18:37:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia
10 october 2023 - 11:21:27Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: AU suspends Gabon with immediate effect after overthrow of President Bongo
01 september 2023 - 08:51:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon from all its activities with immediate effect following [...] Full text...
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Coups only make crises worse: Guterres
01 september 2023 - 05:21:45New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Gabon coup: Gabon coup makers name Gen. Oligui Nguema as country's new leader
31 august 2023 - 06:23:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Senior military officers who ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday have named General Brice [...] Full text...
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3RD LEAD: Gabon coup: UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses (Eds: Adds UN chief's reaction)
30 august 2023 - 19:55:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday "firmly condemned" the coup in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of [...] Full text...
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South African President congratulates Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa on re-election
29 august 2023 - 08:15:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined other African leaders in congratulating Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe
28 august 2023 - 06:19:25New 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 Gabonese to vote 'to make their voices heard'
26 august 2023 - 07:39:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Gabonese prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, the United States is encouraging [...] Full text...
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US urges all actors in Zimbabwe to commit to free, fair, peaceful elections
23 august 2023 - 06:36:27Washingon, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Wednesday, the United States has called on all [...] Full text...
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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
03 august 2023 - 05:23:38Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, AU deploy joint pre-election fact-finding mission to Liberia
23 july 2023 - 11:48:57Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ahead of Liberia's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 10 October 2023, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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US says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in results of Sierra Leone elections
15 july 2023 - 08:23:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it continues to be concerned about irregularities in the election results [...] Full text...
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New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis
06 july 2023 - 19:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: International observers express concern about inflammatory language on social media
27 june 2023 - 13:12:15Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The heads of international observers of Sierra Leone's general elections have expressed concern about the inflammatory [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'
27 june 2023 - 08:11:51Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...
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Polls close in Sierra Leone's general elections
24 june 2023 - 17:02:57Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Sierra Leone's general elections that generally passed peacefully. The polls closed [...] Full text...
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Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections
24 june 2023 - 08:00:02Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections
21 june 2023 - 06:43:53Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily addresses Security Council on situation in Libya
19 june 2023 - 14:50:36Tripoli, 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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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls
18 june 2023 - 10:43:21Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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More than 8.4 million voters expected at polls on 18 June for constitutional referendum
05 june 2023 - 17:44:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 8,463,084 voters, including 4,391,576 men and 4,071,508 women, are expected to cast their [...] Full text...
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The European Union re-launches its technical and financial partnership with Burundi
17 may 2023 - 15:25:27Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has turned the page on more than eight years of financial sanctions [...] Full text...
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Former Ghana President Mahama wins landslide victory to lead main opposition party in 2024 elections
14 may 2023 - 10:52:06Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of Saturday's primaries of [...] Full text...
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Doubts persist over consensus for elections after slow pace of work by Libya's Joint Electoral Law Committee
11 may 2023 - 19:57:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite optimism expressed by members of the 6+6 Joint Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives [...] Full text...
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Libyans prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr despite rising cost of living
18 april 2023 - 17:06:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Throughout the last two weeks, the atmosphere of Ramadan has become more nocturnal in Tripoli and [...] Full text...
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Reports say there was low turnout in Gambia's local government election
16 april 2023 - 19:29:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Local Government Elections in the Gambia, has [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms government's support for UN envoy in all his mediation efforts
10 april 2023 - 17:09:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, Monday reaffirmed the support [...] Full text...
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Khalifa Haftar and Aguila Saleh pledge to work for peace leading to elections in Libya
05 april 2023 - 17:07:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, have [...] Full text...
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Libya: Saleh seeks urgent amendment to electoral laws for polls to hold
03 april 2023 - 09:54:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has called for an urgent [...] Full text...
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Sudan expresses support for UNSMIL's efforts for stability and peace in Libya
31 march 2023 - 16:17:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has expressed his [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya urges 'minority' not to block elections
25 march 2023 - 19:29:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has urged the "minority" [...] Full text...
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Temporary arrangements, transitional govts fuelling Libyan crisis: Top UN Envoy
11 march 2023 - 14:07:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that temporary arrangements, [...] Full text...
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Libyan women urged to participate in elections on International Women's Day
08 march 2023 - 18:50:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, [...] Full text...
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Qatar expresses support for UN envoy's efforts to organise elections in Libya
08 march 2023 - 11:57:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Qatari ambassador to Libya, Khaled al-Dosari, on Tuesday expressed his country's support for the efforts [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Presidential Election free, fair until counting, uploading of results – West African Observers
07 march 2023 - 18:43:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), a regional network of CSOs drawn from 15 West [...] Full text...
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Mixed reception to Abdoulaye Bathily's crisis exit initiative via a Steering Committee for 2023 elections in Libya
06 march 2023 - 21:08:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative to end the crisis in Libya proposed by the Special Representative of the UN [...] Full text...
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For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world
06 march 2023 - 14:04:01New York, US (PANA) - For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Nigerians for elections, urges restraint
02 march 2023 - 06:17:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the people of Nigeria, President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu following last [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS congratulates Nigerian president-elect Tinubu (By Paul Ejime)
01 march 2023 - 16:32:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has congratulated Bola Tinubu, who [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president tells aggrieved losing candidates in presidential polls to 'take your grievances to court'
01 march 2023 - 07:43:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday “heartily” congratulated the candidate of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), [...] Full text...
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Libyan UN delegate: 'Let's avoid past mistakes in our steps to elections'
28 february 2023 - 14:02:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the UN Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Monday welcomed initiatives aimed at enabling [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth, ECOWAS observers say Nigeria's polls 'largely peaceful'
28 february 2023 - 07:39:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on Monday said Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos
25 february 2023 - 18:24:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...
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Voting officially ends in Nigeria's elections
25 february 2023 - 14:20:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Saturday's elections to elect a new president of Nigeria to succeed [...] Full text...
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Nigeria goes to polls to elect president, MPs
25 february 2023 - 06:00:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s 87.2 million registered voters armed with their permanent voter cards (PVCs) throng to the 176,846 polling [...] Full text...
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Former Kenyan President Kenyatta leads AU election observers in Nigeria
24 february 2023 - 23:45:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Uhuru Kenyatta, former Kenyan President, is in Abuja, Nigeria, to lead the 90-member African Union Election [...] Full text...
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Road to elections in Libya still fraught with difficulties despite international mobilization
23 february 2023 - 18:30:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elections, the ultimate goal of the political solution to the political-military crisis in Libya, seem difficult [...] Full text...
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USAID to support Libyan Electoral Commission in organizing elections
23 february 2023 - 15:24:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to provide support to Libya's [...] Full text...
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Libya begins commemoration of 12th anniversary of 17 February Revolution under the sign of renewal
16 february 2023 - 18:43:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans celebrate tomorrow, Friday, under the sign of renewal, the 12th anniversary of the Revolution of [...] Full text...
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Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya
09 february 2023 - 19:44:15Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reiterates commitment to elections
09 february 2023 - 13:04:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed that there is no alternative to holding national [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament resumes plenary session
07 february 2023 - 13:44:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives resumed sitting on Tuesday in the eastern city of Benghazi to [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament begins plenary session
06 february 2023 - 13:42:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The plenary of the Libyan House of Representatives started on Monday in Benghazi, devoted to the [...] Full text...
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Libyan State Council proposes initiative to end political crisis to UN envoy
04 february 2023 - 12:42:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the National Consensus Bloc in Libya's High State Council on Friday discussed with the [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in LIbya urges all stakeholders to speak with one voice for stability and peace
31 january 2023 - 11:29:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has expressed the need [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)
30 january 2023 - 12:27:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...
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Tunisians vote Sunday for second round of legislative elections
29 january 2023 - 16:40:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian voters went to the polls on Sunday for a second round of early parliamentary elections [...] Full text...
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‘Critical year’ begins in Mali's return to constitutional order, says UN official
28 january 2023 - 05:15:33New York, US (PANA) - Stabilising Mali is crucial, not only for the country but for the entire region, UN [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ruling party candidate accuses government of using fuel scarcity, Naira redesign to sabotage his election
25 january 2023 - 21:07:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Presidential candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily pleads in Algiers to unite efforts to achieve elections in 2023 in Libya
25 january 2023 - 16:27:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, Tuesday stressed the importance of [...] Full text...
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Politicians, Foreigners and Nigeria's elections (News analysis by Paul Ejime)
25 january 2023 - 11:24:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The recent call by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on foreign ambassador to desist from interfering in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker's U-turn jeopardises Libya's electoral process
19 january 2023 - 19:28:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hope for a way out of the Libyan crisis with the recent announcement in Cairo, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Electoral Commission works on UN-backed voter ID verification project
05 january 2023 - 13:04:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National High Electoral Commission of Libya, with the support of the UN experts, was on [...] Full text...
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Nigeria’s President assures Burundi of ‘brotherly’ support in diverse ways
04 january 2023 - 05:50:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness, Nigeria will support Burundi in diverse ways as [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya dismisses 'false' reports on roadmap for new government
29 december 2022 - 10:33:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has dismissed as "false" some online reports claiming that [...] Full text...
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What are the alternatives for a solution to the crisis in Libya in the face of persistent deadlock between Parliament and Council of State?
22 december 2022 - 19:50:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for an alternative to overcome the impasse in the political process due to the [...] Full text...
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Tunisians go to the polls to elect new parliament
17 december 2022 - 14:34:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians are voting on Saturday in legislative elections boycotted by most political parties in protest against [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets Tunisian President
15 december 2022 - 07:34:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reiterated the US' "deep commitment" to Tunisian democracy [...] Full text...
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Spain reaffirms support for any path to elections in Libya
14 december 2022 - 15:51:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Libya, Javier Larache, reaffirmed here Wednesday his country's [...] Full text...
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Tuniaians hold legislative elections on 17 December in climate of uncertainty
13 december 2022 - 14:23:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is preparing to elect a new parliament on Saturday to replace the one dissolved about [...] Full text...
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National reconciliation or elections, which option to resolve the crisis in Libya?
24 november 2022 - 18:39:26\ Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement of a preparatory meeting between the Libyan Presidential Council and the African Union (AU), in [...] Full text...
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Some Libyan leaders ‘actively hindering progress towards elections’, Security Council hears
16 november 2022 - 05:10:27New York, US (PANA) - Efforts continue to get political leaders in Libya to overcome their differences so that long-awaited [...] Full text...
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Raging disagreements between Libya's two legislative chambers continue to hold back elections
10 november 2022 - 17:47:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The never-ending disagreements between Parliament and the High Council of State for the legal basis for holding [...] Full text...
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Libyan President calls for inclusive meeting under AU/UNSMIL auspices
09 november 2022 - 19:09:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has called for a meeting of all [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM says political crisis is ''fabricated'
09 november 2022 - 14:30:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dabaiba, has said that his government has provided "clear evidence" that [...] Full text...
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Haftar threatens to resort to arms, risking return to war in Libya
03 november 2022 - 21:59:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the political stalemate in Libya persisting since the postponement of last December's elections, the head [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM welcomes Arab League resolution on the country's crisis
03 november 2022 - 13:15:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has welcomed the resolution [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily gives first briefing to Security Council on Monday on situation in Libya
24 october 2022 - 18:07:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya meets eastern-based leaders
23 october 2022 - 14:38:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes meeting between presidents of Libya's two parliamentary chambers
23 october 2022 - 14:11:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, has welcomed the meeting in Morocco [...] Full text...
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More than 25,000 voters called to choose new municipal council in Tarhouna, western Libya
22 october 2022 - 17:43:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 25,492 voters began on Saturday to go to polling stations to choose a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice minister reaffirms unity government's commitment to electoral agenda
22 october 2022 - 13:48:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Justice in the government of national unity Halima Ibrahim Aderrahman has reaffirmed that [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily ready to discuss details of commitments made by the Presidents of the two Libyan Houses in Rabat, Morocco
22 october 2022 - 13:37:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Parliament, chairman of High State Council pledge to work towards unifying executive by early 2023
21 october 2022 - 19:45:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Agulia Saleh, and the chairman of the [...] Full text...
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Preparations underway for second edition of International Conference in support of stability of Libya
21 october 2022 - 19:16:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the government of national unity, Najla Al-Mangouch, announced on [...] Full text...
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National unity government willing to cooperate with UN to achieve early elections in Libya, says Foreign Minister
19 october 2022 - 18:27:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch has expressed the readiness of the [...] Full text...
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Libbya, UN discuss International technical support for Libya's Electoral Commission
19 october 2022 - 15:46:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High National Électorale Commission (HNEC), Imad [...] Full text...
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Turkish-US diplomats hold talks electoral timetable in Libya
19 october 2022 - 12:32:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland, says he has held "useful consultations" [...] Full text...
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Aguila Saleh, Abdoulaye Bathily discuss ways to resolve Libyan crisis and achieve elections
17 october 2022 - 19:04:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, discussed in his first [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms to Abdoulaye Bathily the need to meet Libyans' aspirations for elections
16 october 2022 - 20:46:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba stressed the new UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily "the need [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council underlines urgency for new UN envoy to find solution in Libya
16 october 2022 - 20:27:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the vice-chairman of the Council, Abdallah [...] Full text...
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Libyan, US officials meet in Cairo on developing constitutional basis for elections
14 october 2022 - 16:17:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US special envoy and ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, discussed on Friday with the Speaker [...] Full text...
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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU
13 october 2022 - 20:25:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...
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Preparations under way to receive Abdoulaye Bathily'in Libya
12 october 2022 - 16:12:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, and the acting head of the [...] Full text...
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No country can impose solution of crisis on Libyans - US official
12 october 2022 - 11:32:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US State Department regional spokesperson, Samuel Warberg, has stressed that no country can impose a solution [...] Full text...
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Zenenga reaffirms need to finalize constitutional framework for elections in Libya
11 october 2022 - 20:06:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya (DSRSG), Raisedon Zenenga, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council reiterates importance of supporting new UN envoy
11 october 2022 - 19:45:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Tuesday stressed the importance of giving [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM expresses readiness to cooperate with new Italian government
10 october 2022 - 16:12:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Monday congratulated Italian Ambassador to Libya [...] Full text...
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UK reaffirms support for government of national unity to hold elections in Libya
06 october 2022 - 14:36:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The British Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for African Affairs, Gillian Keegan, expressed "the UK's [...] Full text...
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Top Libyan-Turkish officials meet on joint strategic projects
03 october 2022 - 20:09:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba met here Monday with a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister presents four-point roadmap to elections in Libya
03 october 2022 - 18:59:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najal Al-Mangouch Monday presented a roadmap based on "practical [...] Full text...
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MPs from Libya's eastern region call for debate on the 1951 Constitution establishing a federal system
01 october 2022 - 19:52:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two Libyan MPs from the eastern region have called on the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila Saleh, [...] Full text...
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UN chief discusses Libyan crisis with Presidential Council head, Congo Foreign minister
20 september 2022 - 05:56:45New York. US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday discussed the Libyan crisis at separate meetings in [...] Full text...
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Turkish President Erdogan reaffirms support for Libyan Presidential Council to achieve peace
19 september 2022 - 13:26:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday reaffirmed his support for the Libyan Presidential Council's measures [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister to visit Senegal
11 september 2022 - 14:28:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, will pay an [...] Full text...
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Mission of new UN Representative in Libya faces increasing complexity of crisis
08 september 2022 - 19:22:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan crisis has taken, in the opinion of analysts, a serious turn, making it more [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister urges greater Arab support for Libya to hold elections
06 september 2022 - 17:48:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch on Tuesday urged the Ministerial meeting [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Kenya's newly-elected president savours victory after Supreme Court confirms his victory
05 september 2022 - 17:53:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's president-elected William Ruto on Monday celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to confirm his victory in [...] Full text...
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Kenya Supreme Court ready to decide on election
05 september 2022 - 11:17:06Nairobi, 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 - 08:27:57Nairobi, 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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Armed clashes in Tripoli leave Libya's political crisis unresolved
02 september 2022 - 07:48:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last weekend's clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, had a familiar ending: they proved that clashes [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM Al-Dbaiba reaffirms continuation of his govt until new authority is elected
25 august 2022 - 16:03:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister rejects entrenched political division in the country
20 august 2022 - 17:30:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mrs. Najla al-Mangouch has stressed her rejection of [...] Full text...
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Libya, US reiterate need for elections in the North African country
16 august 2022 - 12:30:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the US Special Envoy and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Deputy President Ruto declared winner of Kenya's presidential election
15 august 2022 - 15:41:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto was on Monday declared winner of Kenya's presidential election by the chairman of the Independent [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1 Confusion marks event to announce presidential election result
15 august 2022 - 15:00:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite the presence of dignitaries, including three candidates of the just concluded 2022 presidential elections, political [...] Full text...
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All set for announcement of Kenya presidential election results
15 august 2022 - 09:54:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The stage is set for the announcement of last Tuesday's presidential election in Kenya, according to [...] Full text...
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Kenya Deputy President Ruto takes slight lead over opposition leader Odinga in tight presidential vote
14 august 2022 - 11:34:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over former Prime Minister and opposition [...] Full text...
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Kenyan elections body says resisting attempted external infiltration
12 august 2022 - 17:31:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – There are attempts to compromise the servers, databases and information systems of the Independent Electoral and [...] Full text...
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African Union highlights impact of political gangs in Kenyan political campaigns
11 august 2022 - 20:56:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union election observer mission said Thursday criminal gangs attempting to zone certain regions for [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth observers urge reforms after Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 20:17:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election observers have denied interfering in Kenya’s internal politics and urged independent civilian organizations to [...] Full text...
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African Union, regional election observers withhold verdict on Kenyan elections
11 august 2022 - 18:03:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Observation Mission to Kenyan elections and other groups withheld comment on whether the [...] Full text...
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UN chief congratulates Kenyans for peaceful vote
11 august 2022 - 09:38:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting [...] Full text...
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Kenyan disinformation campaign flood social media scene during elections
10 august 2022 - 20:29:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An upsurge of a virulent disinformation campaign on social media following the close of voting in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan polls body prepares to begin declaring presidential results
10 august 2022 - 17:25:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said Wednesday it was preparing to begin announcing the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 3: Vote counting gets underway in Kenya elections
09 august 2022 - 21:21:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 12 million voters cast ballots for the candidates running in Kenya's competitive elections on [...] Full text...
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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
04 august 2022 - 13:15:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken calls for free and fair elections in Kenya
04 august 2022 - 07:34:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Kenyans vote in general elections on 9 August, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken [...] Full text...
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Facebook failing to detect social media-peddled hate speech ahead of polls
30 july 2022 - 00:17:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A US firm, Global Witness, has carried out an investigation on hate speech peddled through the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan Deputy President dares Kenyatta in nasty pre-election rivalry
29 july 2022 - 22:38:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop threats against his family [...] Full text...
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Kenya to deploy 150,000 security personnel for elections
28 july 2022 - 23:55:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Police will deploy 150,000 security personnel for the 9 August General election when 22 [...] Full text...
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Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts
21 july 2022 - 17:53:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Kenyan authorities and political candidates standing in [...] Full text...
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AU urges chambers of Libyan parliament to agree on election process
30 june 2022 - 11:04:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing great concern that Libya is gripped by political and security uncertainty after the failure [...] Full text...
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AU deploys election expert mission to Kenya
28 june 2022 - 09:54:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) is deploying a mission to observe the forthcoming general elections [...] Full text...
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Mali to set up single election management body
18 june 2022 - 13:25:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT) in Mali adopted on Friday a bill creating a single election [...] Full text...
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Kenyan electoral body clears four Presidential candidates
07 june 2022 - 00:25:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has completed the nomination of candidates for the 9 [...] Full text...
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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls
05 june 2022 - 19:03:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM schedules parliamentary elections in Libya for December
25 may 2022 - 22:20:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, says preparations for parliamentary elections [...] Full text...
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Third round of parliamentary consultations on Libya's elections set for June 11 in Cairo
20 may 2022 - 22:44:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The joint committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council, after [...] Full text...
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Malian Foreign Minister meets in Moscow with group of African ambassadors to Russia
20 may 2022 - 14:32:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali remains in the dynamic of negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), [...] Full text...
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AU deploys pre-election assessment mission to Kenya
16 may 2022 - 09:01:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorised the deployment [...] Full text...
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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki
26 april 2022 - 14:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso woos international partners
21 april 2022 - 23:24:42Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lt.-Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, met on Thursday with the diplomatic corps [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament, State Council end consultations in Cairo on defining a constitutional basis
18 april 2022 - 16:58:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives (Parliament) and the High State Council concluded on [...] Full text...
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UN mediation to resolve Libyan crisis still holds out hope
04 april 2022 - 08:09:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan parliament's reluctance to accept the mediation initiative of the UN Secretary General's Special Advisor [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail
01 april 2022 - 22:30:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...
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Status quo remains in Libya's political crisis after lack of progress in UN mediation (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
28 march 2022 - 06:01:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three months after Libya's 24 December presidential election was postponed, the various parties to the conflict [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams announces session in Tunisia with representatives of Council of State at joint committee on constitutional basis
21 march 2022 - 20:33:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Libya, Stephanie Williams, Monday announced a consultative [...] Full text...
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Meeting on organization of elections between Libyan Parliament and State Council expected this week
21 march 2022 - 16:56:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Talks are expected to take place this week between the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and [...] Full text...
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Libya sees multiple pathways to a single solution of general elections (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
20 march 2022 - 20:06:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Suddenly, the Libyan political space is being filled with initiatives to hold elections and end the [...] Full text...
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UN SG adviser calls for rapid resumption of civilian flights between Tripoli and Benghazi in eastern Libya
18 march 2022 - 19:48:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has urged the relevant authorities in Libya [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on more Somali individuals for polls delay
17 march 2022 - 04:25:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expanded the number of Somali individuals subject to visa restrictions following [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition veteran Odinga nominated presidential flag bearer
12 march 2022 - 17:06:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time presidential election challenger, Raila Odinga, was formally nominated to fly the presidential flag of more [...] Full text...
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After clash between fighters of rival Libyan prime ministers is avoided, Libyans hope for talks to avoid another bloodshed (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)
12 march 2022 - 13:40:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A direct military confrontation between armed groups supporting the incumbent Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...
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Stephanie Williams proposes formation of joint committee to establish constitutional basis in Libya
04 march 2022 - 17:07:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has proposed the formation of a 12-member [...] Full text...
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