Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'
04 december 2024 - 11:09:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...
Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique
15 november 2024 - 09:08:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...
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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels
07 november 2024 - 07:48:37Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests
31 october 2024 - 10:35:27Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International on Thursday asked Mozambique’s authorities to “immediately halt” their escalating assault [...] Full text...
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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW
29 october 2024 - 06:41:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...
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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
06 october 2024 - 05:51:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their [...] Full text...
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Algerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’ against poet
01 october 2024 - 05:47:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Algerian authorities were on Monday urged by top independent human rights experts to reverse a prison [...] Full text...
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Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies
09 september 2024 - 10:49:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry to provide security for Central Bank
24 august 2024 - 12:05:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...
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South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK
06 august 2024 - 13:12:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread [...] Full text...
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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International
01 august 2024 - 08:39:16Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...
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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings
01 august 2024 - 05:21:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State urges respect for Kenyan youth, CSOs
28 july 2024 - 07:28:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] Full text...
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Number of Libyan travellers to Tunisia via Ras Jedir increases
27 july 2024 - 14:55:14Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The number of travellers crossing from Libya into Tunisia via the Ras Jedir border crossing has [...] Full text...
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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists
12 july 2024 - 06:04:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...
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Update Kenya Bill: Kenyan President withdraws contentious Finance Bill, cuts State House budget
26 june 2024 - 17:35:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto withdrew the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on Wednesday and agreed to reduce [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...
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Kenya deploys military to deal with tax protests
25 june 2024 - 21:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs
24 june 2024 - 18:24:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...
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Mass arrests in Kenya as police break tax protests
18 june 2024 - 17:05:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya threw a security cordon around Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Tuesday, as the [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate in Ouagadougou against UN report
07 june 2024 - 19:23:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in front of the offices of the United Nations system [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN agency reports fresh arson attempt at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office
15 may 2024 - 05:25:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound
11 may 2024 - 06:33:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound
10 may 2024 - 06:09:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has temporarily closed its headquarters in occupied [...] Full text...
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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays
23 february 2024 - 06:12:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...
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Nigerian workers declare 2-day nationwide protest over hardship
17 february 2024 - 06:19:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday declared a two-day nationwide mass protest over nationwide [...] 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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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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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election
13 february 2024 - 12:56:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan 'freezes' membership in IGAD
20 january 2024 - 13:46:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday announced that it is "freezing" its membership with the East African regional bloc, [...] Full text...
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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released
16 january 2024 - 09:03:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan recalls Ambassador to Kenya over reception for RSF leader
05 january 2024 - 07:53:45Port Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Kamal Jubbara, in protest against the official reception given by [...] Full text...
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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
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Mali protests to Algeria over meeting with Malian rebels
21 december 2023 - 13:52:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A diplomatic row is brewing between Mali and Algeria following a meeting between top Algerian officials [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'
01 december 2023 - 13:15:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister calls for resolution of grievances of university lecturers for resumption of classes
15 november 2023 - 14:26:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , has ordered [...] 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 - 07:04:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday
01 september 2023 - 09:44:35Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...
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Onana ends Cameroon exile in surprise international return
30 august 2023 - 09:34:23Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Goalkeeper Andre Onana has ended his self-imposed exile from international duty by accepting a surprise Indomitable [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC
22 august 2023 - 19:16:04Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Spanish FA chief slammed over final kiss
21 august 2023 - 10:20:13Madrid, Spain (PANA) - Spanish football federation chief, Luis Rubiales, has drawn heavy criticism at home for kissing footballer Jennifer [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years
14 august 2023 - 05:41:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa salutes 'brave women that shaped struggle for freedom'
09 august 2023 - 11:30:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday addressed thousands of people at the National Women’s Day [...] Full text...
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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested
07 august 2023 - 06:47:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Tanzanian authorities have detained or threatened at least 22 [...] Full text...
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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...
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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence
12 july 2023 - 19:35:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests heightened in Kenya on Wednesday against the government's imposition of high taxes on basic goods [...] Full text...
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Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies
07 july 2023 - 23:01:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Burundi fails to present country's human rights report
04 july 2023 - 12:45:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
21 june 2023 - 19:22:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women's WC: Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, welcomes money boost
14 june 2023 - 07:22:22Barcelona, Spain (PANA) - Barcelona and Nigeria striker, Asisat Oshoala, believes players will be inspired by the financial rewards FIFA [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya
31 may 2023 - 08:16:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken expresses concern about violence in eastern DRC
25 may 2023 - 06:10:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the President of the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Recorded executions in 2022 reached highest figure in five years - Amnesty
16 may 2023 - 07:56:11London, UK (PANA) - Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and [...] Full text...
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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
10 may 2023 - 20:38:45Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...
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Call for the consolidation of unity, stability in Libya through role of tribal notables
30 april 2023 - 17:51:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Saturday underlined the role of dignitaries [...] Full text...
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Protesters block entrance to municipality, classes suspended at University of Zawiya in West Tripoli
27 april 2023 - 14:13:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the city of Zawiya, 45 km west of Tripoli, blocked Thursday entrance to the [...] Full text...
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CAF Disciplinary Board meets on Confederation Cup, Champions League matters
11 april 2023 - 12:05:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Members of the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has me to deliberate [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living
20 march 2023 - 12:30:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...
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Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition party take post-election protests to Electoral Commission
06 march 2023 - 12:49:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of Nigeria's main opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday led [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS mediator for Mali Goodluck Jonathan on 72-hour visit to Mali
21 february 2023 - 16:31:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, and former president [...] Full text...
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Burundi and France hold consultations on security crisis in DR Congo
09 february 2023 - 13:59:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - After last Saturday's regional summit in Bujumbura on the security crisis in DR Congo, Burundi's head [...] Full text...
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Presidential party to hold 'ordinary' congress in Burundi
20 january 2023 - 19:26:07Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD, party-state) has [...] Full text...
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Libyan civil society organizations protest against Parliament and High State Council
16 january 2023 - 19:34:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan coalitions and civil society organizations held a demonstration in front of the headquarters of the [...] Full text...
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Heavy security presence as anti-Saied demonstration rocks Tunis
14 january 2023 - 17:55:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand protesters from opposition parties gathered in Tunis on Saturday to mark the 12th anniversary [...] Full text...
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Gambians pay last respects to late opposition leader Solo Sandeng after 7years
10 january 2023 - 16:31:07Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian bid final farewell to Ebrima Solo Sandeng, late opposition United Democratic Party propaganda secretary, who [...] Full text...
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Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres says in New Year message
29 december 2022 - 05:10:25New York, US (PANA) - After a year of brutal warfare from Afghanistan to Ukraine, forcing record numbers to flee [...] 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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Memorandum of protest to Greek authorities following behaviour of Foreign Minister
20 november 2022 - 18:06:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch Sunday requested that a protest memorandum [...] Full text...
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Francophonie Summit opens in Tunisia
19 november 2022 - 17:33:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 18th Summit of the Francophonie opened on Saturday in Djerba, Tunisia, under strict security conditions [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL expresses concern about 70 detainees on hunger strike at Maitigua prison
17 november 2022 - 12:48:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern at "alarming" reports that [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for investigation into abortive Council of State meeting
15 november 2022 - 18:22:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday instructed the Ministry of Defence to investigate the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail
08 november 2022 - 08:39:32RightsTunis, 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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Pro-islamists demonstrate to call for non-inference in Sudan’s domestic affairs
29 october 2022 - 15:35:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Pro-islamists on Saturday staged a protest march in which “hundreds of thousands” took part to oppose [...] Full text...
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UN-AU and IGAD Trilateral Mechanism regrets killing of protester on Sunday
24 october 2022 - 14:59:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, African Union and IGAD on Monday denounced the recent shooting and killing of [...] Full text...
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Ghana traders suspend strike after intervention of President Akufo-Addo and traditional ruler of Accra
21 october 2022 - 07:08:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, have suspended their action to close their shops following the [...] Full text...
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Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women
20 october 2022 - 20:19:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch, at the invitation of her Canadian [...] Full text...
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Traders in Accra shut their shops to protest high cost of doing business
19 october 2022 - 11:23:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Traders in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, closed their shops on Wednesday on the first day of [...] Full text...
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UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path'
10 october 2022 - 19:07:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester
01 october 2022 - 12:34:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest
22 september 2022 - 20:02:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...
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Conflict between regional powers continues to fuel Libyan crisis
07 september 2022 - 19:11:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The withdrawal of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri from the 158th ordinary session of the Arab [...] Full text...
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Guinea pressure group calls for another unauthorised demonstration on Monday
02 september 2022 - 14:27:26Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently [...] Full text...
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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea
22 august 2022 - 12:04:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...
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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea
21 august 2022 - 16:23:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...
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Guinea's former ruling party calls for demonstrations against junta
16 august 2022 - 13:38:05Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), believes "the [...] Full text...
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Guinea opposition parties support dissolved umbrella pro-democracy group
15 august 2022 - 13:11:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An opposition coalition, the National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD), on Sunday threw its weight behind [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests
14 august 2022 - 06:34:30Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...
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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association
11 august 2022 - 08:33:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group
10 august 2022 - 12:24:45Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, denounces arbitrary arrests, detentions after Guinea demonstrations
03 august 2022 - 05:39:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has denounced the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of pressure [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea
02 august 2022 - 11:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...
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FNDC general coordinator arrested in Guinea
30 july 2022 - 14:21:56Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The general coordinator in Guinea of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...
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FNDC suspends its demonstrations in Guinea for a week
30 july 2022 - 14:09:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading figure in the democratic [...] Full text...
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US disappointed by short extension of UNSMIL's mandate in Libya
29 july 2022 - 18:57:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield has criticized the short duration of [...] Full text...
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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers
29 july 2022 - 07:26:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the national and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Guinea prosecutor threatens legal action against umbrella group organising demonstration to protest lack of dialogue by junta
27 july 2022 - 12:55:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Public Prosecutor's Office to the Court of Appeal in Guinea, is threatening to prosecute members [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL concerned about violence against lawyers in Libya
24 july 2022 - 14:12:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed "concern" about "harassment, restrictions and continued [...] Full text...
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Concerned by wave of arrests in Libya, UNSMIL calls for immediate release of detainees involved in protests
22 july 2022 - 16:04:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the "wave of arbitrary [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches
13 july 2022 - 07:48:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...
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US says it is 'encouraged' by outcome of ECOWAS summit on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea
07 july 2022 - 06:36:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "encouraged" by the outcomes of last Sunday's summit of [...] Full text...
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No immediate changes despite pressure on policymakers in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
06 july 2022 - 21:32:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The angry demonstrations by Libyan youth that continued in several Libyan cities last Friday were in [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council launches action plan for roadmap to break deadlock in Libya
05 july 2022 - 16:35:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council announced here Tuesday a consensus on a general framework for an action [...] Full text...
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Arab League expresses understanding for Libyan demonstrations, calls for elections
04 july 2022 - 18:28:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, affirmed Monday that elections [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM endorses protests to demand elections
04 july 2022 - 12:18:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Monday [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property
04 july 2022 - 11:08:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres urges Libyan actors to maintain calm to preserve stability after demonstrations
03 july 2022 - 13:42:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all actors in Libya to refrain from any action [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament denounces acts of vandalism after burning of its headquarters
02 july 2022 - 13:37:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) on Saturday condemned the acts of vandalism [...] Full text...
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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya
02 july 2022 - 08:08:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...
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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident
29 june 2022 - 10:18:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives
28 june 2022 - 11:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...
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President of Transition, promulgates Electoral Law adopted by National Council of the Transition after amendments
26 june 2022 - 13:57:25Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, promulgated on Friday, 24 June, the [...] Full text...
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AU representative in Sudan suspends participation in tripartite talks
22 june 2022 - 08:26:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative in Sudan, Mohamed Belaiche on Tuesday suspended his participation in the tripartite talks [...] Full text...
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US reiterates call for 'swift' return to constitutional rule in Tunisia
22 june 2022 - 05:34:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for "a swift return to constitutional governance" in Tunisia, including [...] Full text...
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Guinean government calls for dialogue with social and political actors
21 june 2022 - 13:07:22Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Prime Minister, Mohamed Béavogui, on Monday called for dialogue with civil society and pressure [...] Full text...
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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN rights expert
21 june 2022 - 06:06:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Public sector workers embark on strike in Tunisia
16 june 2022 - 14:35:05Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Public sector workers on Thursday embarked on a general strike which paralyzed vital activities of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai
16 june 2022 - 06:16:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks
07 june 2022 - 05:15:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] 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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Lawyers protest in Benghazi against arrest of a colleague
16 may 2022 - 11:53:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Lawyers from Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Sunday organised a protest rally to denounce the arrest and [...] Full text...
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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk
06 may 2022 - 16:15:45Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender Madi [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living
25 april 2022 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...
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Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President
23 april 2022 - 07:05:43Banjul, 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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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist
19 april 2022 - 11:40:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression
19 april 2022 - 11:26:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of 5+5 Military Commission tensions on Libya's political process
16 april 2022 - 17:43:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The recent jolts that have shaken the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in the wake of the [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences
15 april 2022 - 12:53:38Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Migrants in South Africa live ‘in constant fear’ after deadly attacks, says Amnesty International
14 april 2022 - 06:08:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the South African authorities "to do more" to [...] Full text...
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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International
01 april 2022 - 22:36:38Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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Cape Town rocked by violent taxi protests
24 march 2022 - 12:02:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Protesting taxi drivers on Thursday brought major highways in the South African city of [...] Full text...
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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC
22 march 2022 - 09:25:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...
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Guinea pro-democracy group kicks against military junta's long transition agenda
09 march 2022 - 12:37:17Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - An umbrella pro-democracy group in Guinea, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest
21 february 2022 - 05:35:13Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...
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Six Trade unions kick against high cost of living in Benin
18 february 2022 - 20:42:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Six Beninese Trade unions and centres, rose from a giant meeting on Friday in Cotonou to [...] Full text...
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Libyans commemorate 11th anniversary of revolution on Thursday in anticipation of snap elections
15 february 2022 - 19:29:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The eleventh anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution, which will be celebrated by Libyans on [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights ambiguity, apprehension in Libya after appointment of new prime minister
12 february 2022 - 13:30:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" summed up the situation in the country, 48 hours after the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior ministry investigates attempted assassination of Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba
10 february 2022 - 20:26:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government has condemned the assassination attempt on its [...] Full text...
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Senegalese civil society delegation in Mali to support interim authorities
10 february 2022 - 20:18:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A delegation of Senegalese civil society has been in Bamako since Wednesday to support the Malian [...] Full text...
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Massive demonstration hits Ghana's capital against E-levy
10 february 2022 - 16:04:07Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Thursday led thousands of Ghanaians to demonstrate against moves by [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Algeria to end 'unrelenting crackdown' on dissent
10 february 2022 - 08:17:53Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Algeria to end its unrelenting crackdown on all forms [...] Full text...
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US applies 'carrot and stick' policy to bring Sudanese factions to negotiating table (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)
20 january 2022 - 12:50:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior US State Department officials have embarked on hectic meetings with Sudanese stakeholders to resolve the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights commission: Human rights situation in Sudan of “serious concern”
18 january 2022 - 16:51:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission said here Tuesday the human rights situation in Sudan “continues to be [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt. set to combat terrorism, potential threat to the country
17 january 2022 - 19:55:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday announced the formation of a new force to deal with what it terms [...] Full text...
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Army spokesperson says freedom to demonstrate is valueless if it leads to dismembering Sudan
13 january 2022 - 21:04:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A senior military official in Sudan has claimed that “targeting the army and the regular forces is [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM orders reopening of four oil fields closed by oil facility guards
11 january 2022 - 11:05:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Monday ordered the immediate opening of four oil fields in [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: US 'prepared to respond' to those who seek to block aspirations of Sudanese
02 january 2022 - 10:05:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again criticised the Sudan military’s seizure of power in October last year [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office
01 january 2022 - 05:03:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...
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US condemns security crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum
31 december 2021 - 12:01:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday denounced the killing and injury of protesters here Thursday calling for [...] Full text...
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Protesters shot dead, wounded in eastern DR Congo city of Goma
26 december 2021 - 08:35:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Police fired on protesters in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 20 December, 2021, killing [...] Full text...
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Former Guinean PM Kabinet Komara welcomes return of two former presidents of Transition
20 december 2021 - 12:49:20Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister under the Transition in 2009, Kabinet Komara, Monday welcomed the return [...] Full text...
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Mali: Party supporters demand release of their leader imprisoned in Bamako
16 december 2021 - 19:01:38Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Supporters of the former student leader and president of the African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president's backing
11 december 2021 - 09:54:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga Friday launched his fifth bid for Kenya's presidency, this time with [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Mistrust deepens in Sudan following military takeover
11 december 2021 - 07:38:22New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Public power supply shut down in Abuja, five adjourning States, as electricity workers embark on strike
06 december 2021 - 17:22:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Public power supply has been cut in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its adjourning States [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC Qualifier: FIFA dismisses South Africa's protest against Ghana's victory
03 december 2021 - 17:54:48Accra, 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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South Africa: Major highway blockaded by protestors
03 december 2021 - 11:23:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest [...] Full text...
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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted
02 december 2021 - 19:43:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...
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Libyan judicial police says armed force prevents election appeals hearing at court in Sebha
29 november 2021 - 20:09:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan judicial police said here Monday an armed group blocked the sitting of an appeals [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism
26 november 2021 - 11:36:49Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State discusses political developmets in Tunisia with President Saied
22 november 2021 - 05:58:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken on telephone with President Kais Saied to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin workers unions, rights group protest 'imposition' of vaccine
20 november 2021 - 19:33:21Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Confederation of Benin Workers Unions (CSTB) and the Organisation for the Defence of Human and [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations
19 november 2021 - 05:25:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...
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Khalifa Haftar announces candidacy for Libyan presidential election
16 november 2021 - 12:23:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The self-proclaimed leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC qualifier: South Africa to protest against Ghana match officials
15 november 2021 - 12:54:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Football Association (SAFA) on Monday confirmed that it will lodge a [...] Full text...
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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue
15 november 2021 - 06:37:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions
09 november 2021 - 12:40:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
05 november 2021 - 18:33:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the UN Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: At least three dead in Saturday's anti-coup protest march in Khartoum
31 october 2021 - 11:43:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite calls on the Sudanese military junta to show restraint as protesters marched on Saturday against [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Ahead of Saturday's protests, UN chief asks military to ‘show restraint’
30 october 2021 - 09:32:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With mass civil protests against last Monday's military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army urged to halt deadly shootings against protesters
29 october 2021 - 18:03:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) Friday asked the Sudanese army to stop the use of unnecessary lethal force [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: US President Biden demands release of people detained after Monday's coup
29 october 2021 - 07:55:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden has become the most powerful world leader to condemn last Monday's [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Egypt's lifting of state of emergency 'positive' but far from sufficient
27 october 2021 - 06:08:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement on Monday that he is lifting the [...] Full text...
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Protests against Sudan coup continue as demands for return to transitional order grow louder
26 october 2021 - 08:16:16Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - Defiant Sudanese are on Tuesday pouring into the streets of the capital, Khartoum, for the second [...] Full text...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation calls for respect to pro-democracy movement in Sudan
25 october 2021 - 22:38:57London, UK (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday expressed its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan (Eds: Changing dateline)
25 october 2021 - 18:10:15New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk and all other [...] Full text...
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Opposed demonstrations staged in Khartoum to demand political action
21 october 2021 - 15:33:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of police have been deployed in Khartoum since the early hours of Thursday while the [...] Full text...
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Sudan cabinet sets up 'crisis cell' to address political challenges
19 october 2021 - 08:22:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudan Council of Ministers has set formed a joint "crisis cell" from all parties to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese cabinet to meet on tense political situation
18 october 2021 - 07:52:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's council of ministers is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as the tense [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations in Khartoum call for further reforms
16 october 2021 - 15:44:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Thousands of people took to the streets here Saturday to protest government's failure to [...] Full text...
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Proprietress of salon at centre of rape charge against Senegalese opposition leader 'receives' death threats
14 october 2021 - 11:44:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The proprietress of a salon in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which got caught up in the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns repression of Chadian protesters
12 october 2021 - 06:47:28N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the Chadian authorities for the repression of a protest planned for last [...] Full text...
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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis
10 october 2021 - 19:53:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...
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Commander of French Barkane Force calls on Malian Minister of Defence
07 october 2021 - 12:05:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The commander of the Barkhane Force (COMANFORT), Major General Laurent Michon, on Tuesday called on the [...] Full text...
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Malian FM summons French Ambassador on 'derogatory' statement by French President Macron
06 october 2021 - 12:46:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, summoned the French ambassador to [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for 'new era of peace, trust, tolerance'
03 october 2021 - 09:59:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in his message for the International Day of Non-Violence, [...] Full text...
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Collective resignation rocks Tunisian Islamist Ennahdha movement
25 september 2021 - 13:35:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Islamist movement, Ennahdha, which has the majority of seats in Parliament, has suffered a [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM tells demonstrators: 'Legitimacy belongs to the people'
22 september 2021 - 11:47:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has stressed that it is the people who decide the legitimacy [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Saied says his assumption of sole executive power to continue
21 september 2021 - 09:23:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday announced that the exceptional measures, under which he granted himself [...] Full text...
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Demonstration in Tunis against President Kaïs Saied
18 september 2021 - 19:59:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A double demonstration here Saturday pitted hundreds of critics against supporters of President Kaïs Saied more [...] Full text...
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Oil exports resume from Libya's eastern al-Harriga port
16 september 2021 - 11:41:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Crude oil exports have resumed at the oil port of al-Harriga, after a group of youths [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people
15 september 2021 - 10:31:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights [...] Full text...
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