US sanctions Sudanese military leader Gen. Al-Burhan for civilian suffering, frustrating peace efforts

17 january 2025 - 06:30:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday announced sanctions against the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN

21 august 2024 - 05:18:22
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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US, Niger officials to discuss 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of US troops

25 april 2024 - 06:00:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US and Niger officials are due to meet on the withdrawal of US troops following [...] Full text...

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Mali slaps financial sanctions against terrorists, rebel leaders

18 march 2024 - 15:31:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Ministry of Economy and Finance has imposed financial sanctions on six terrorist and rebel leaders [...] Full text...

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The Malian government dissolves Imam Mahmoud Dicko's movement

08 march 2024 - 19:16:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has decided to put an end to the activities of the Coordination des [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to prioritise dialogue, reconciliation

10 february 2024 - 08:24:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: ECOWAS says Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger remain important members

28 january 2024 - 23:06:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday night that Mali, Niger and [...] Full text...

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Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger leave ECOWAS

28 january 2024 - 17:09:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Three West African countries under military rule -- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger -- announced on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war

22 january 2024 - 12:34:02
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Burundi swears in seven-member new Electoral Commission

17 january 2024 - 15:47:18
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office. They comprise Prospère [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Katumbi decries home siege after disputed poll results

09 january 2024 - 09:15:58
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Security forces laid a siege on the residence of DRC presidential candidate Moise Katumbi on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces

04 january 2024 - 06:42:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...

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Sudanese rebellion chief moots change of strategy over peace deadlock

03 january 2024 - 21:35:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The head of Sudan's rebellion army has arrived in Kenya for talks to explore the possibility [...] Full text...

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Rwanda accused of colluding with Burundian rebel movement

29 december 2023 - 16:49:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army

07 december 2023 - 19:46:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...

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Mali, Burkina faso, Niger announce formation of mutual defence pact (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:13:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three suspended member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS - - Mali, [...] Full text...

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British monarch King Charles III visits Kenya

31 october 2023 - 13:44:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British monarch King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, for [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan, says UN rights chief

13 september 2023 - 06:09:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds have died in ethnically motivated attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied [...] Full text...

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A Libyan newspaper wonders whether the changes in French-speaking Africa augur a new Françafrique

08 september 2023 - 16:40:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The changes we are witnessing in the Sahel region, in Central Africa and in what is generally [...] Full text...

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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists

07 august 2023 - 06:34:15
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...

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

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

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US 'regrets' decision of Malian transition govt to revoke consent for UN peacekeepers

20 june 2023 - 08:41:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it regrets the transition government of Mali’s decision to revoke its [...] Full text...

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Malians vote in referendum on new constitution

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

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Sudan conflict: Army urges mediators of Jeddah peace agreement to persuade RSF to implement prerequisites of truce

02 june 2023 - 12:58:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday called on the US-Saudi mediators of the Jeddah peace [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Temporary ceasefire should evolve into permanent ceasefire - RSF adviser

22 may 2023 - 12:13:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An Adviser to the Commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has expressed the hope [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Govt commits to 'fully implement' Jeddah truce agreement - says foreign ministry

21 may 2023 - 17:11:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government says it will "fully implement" the Short-term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Agreements signed by [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: New vice president says he is not for any side in the fighting

20 may 2023 - 16:11:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s new civilian Vice President, Malik Aggar, on Saturday stressed he accepted the job only to [...] Full text...

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Regional Summit on DR Congo opens in Bujumbura

06 may 2023 - 15:47:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A summit of the follow-up mechanism of the framework agreement on peace, security and cooperation for [...] Full text...

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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)

30 april 2023 - 16:35:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...

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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

18 april 2023 - 19:02:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...

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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention

17 april 2023 - 21:55:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...

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Army and Rapid Support Forces in standoff in northern Sudan (news Analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam PANA correspondent)

13 april 2023 - 12:45:28
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension between the Sudanese army and its once protégé, the Rapid Support Forces, has reached the [...] Full text...

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Mental illnesses affect 10-15% of the population in Burundi

07 april 2023 - 18:29:04
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, mania and autism are among the main mental illnesses that affect [...] Full text...

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Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past - Guterres

28 march 2023 - 05:28:30
New York, US (PANA) - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy [...] Full text...

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Sudan: rebel movements agree on inclusivity, critique UN attitude (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

22 march 2023 - 14:35:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General representative to the Sudan, Volker Parthes, has come under heavy attack [...] Full text...

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Burundi moves to join East African Monetary System

21 march 2023 - 19:02:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)- The technical prerequisites required on the convertibility and repatriation of currencies within the East African Community (EAC) [...] Full text...

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Sudanese breathe sigh of relief, as military harsh statements subdue (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

08 march 2023 - 16:37:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese breathed a sigh of relief, even if temporarily, as the head of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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

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

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Malian Prime Minister calls on African Union to support Mali

31 january 2023 - 19:57:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga,  Monday in Bamako invited the African Union (AU) to [...] Full text...

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Presidential party congress held without major surprises in Burundi

23 january 2023 - 20:25:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) held on [...] Full text...

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Presidential party to hold 'ordinary' congress in Burundi

20 january 2023 - 19:26:07
Bujumbura, 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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Is the Sudanese army playing politics with civilian political parties? (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent)

15 december 2022 - 12:32:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lt-Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s top military leader, who, on behalf of the army, last week signed [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi

28 november 2022 - 22:15:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks

28 november 2022 - 21:50:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...

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Najla Al-Mangouch participates in international virtual meeting on violence against women

20 october 2022 - 20:19:53
Tripoli, 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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Sudan, Ethiopia agree to resolve 'critical issues' peacefully

15 october 2022 - 15:16:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday underlined the need to settle differences between them amicably and to [...] Full text...

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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)

09 october 2022 - 14:57:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in Mali injured in landmine blast

12 september 2022 - 09:30:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were injured on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians

22 june 2022 - 05:54:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday  called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...

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Burundian president 'satisfied' with outcome of Nairobi summit on DR Congo security

21 june 2022 - 12:20:53
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - All armed groups in DR Congo have agreed to cease hostilities and come to the negotiating [...] Full text...

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Kenya hosts regional summit on renewed insecurity in DR Congo

20 june 2022 - 13:05:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Kenya is on Monday hosting a summit of East African heads of state on renewed insecurity in [...] Full text...

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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia

22 january 2022 - 14:38:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM under constant pressure, receives a life-saving promise

08 december 2021 - 16:01:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdouk, who has been reinstated now one month following his ouster along [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan authorities abort coup, authors arrested

21 september 2021 - 10:07:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The crisis-plagued government in Sudan on Tuesday said it thwarted a coup d’état in the early [...] Full text...

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Guinea coup makers to meet political class

07 september 2021 - 22:09:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Committee for Rally and Development (CNRD), in power in Guinea since Sunday, will meet [...] Full text...

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Magistrates' unions condemn demonstration by Malian police in front of central prison in Bamako

05 september 2021 - 18:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several unions and associations have embarked on several protests in Bamako following the move by some [...] Full text...

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Civil society leader arrested in Burkina Faso

14 august 2021 - 10:40:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso authorities on Friday arrested Pascal Zaïda, civil society coordinator of the Democratic Expression [...] Full text...

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Guillaume Soro says Gbagbo's return to Côte d'Ivoire should turn the page of division

17 june 2021 - 14:17:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Côte d'Ivoire should be an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor warmly welcomed by marginalised IDPs in Darfur

01 june 2021 - 15:46:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-In an unprecedented visit of its kind, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, [...] Full text...

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Sudan sends strong delegation to peace talks with rebels in Juba Wednesday

25 may 2021 - 16:28:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday dispatched a high-level delegation, including the Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, and [...] Full text...

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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run

09 may 2021 - 18:20:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other [...] Full text...

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Former rebel leader appointed governor of restive Darfur region

02 may 2021 - 13:14:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A former rebel leader, Mini Arki Minawi, has been named governor of Darfur region, as part [...] Full text...

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FACT rebels claim downing Chadian army helicopter

29 april 2021 - 15:38:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Rebels of the Front for Change and Concord of Chad (FACT) announced on Thursday in [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya, French FM discuss developments in Libya and the region

25 april 2021 - 14:49:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The top UN official in Libya and the French Foreign Minister have discussed the situation in Libya [...] Full text...

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AU Peace and Security Council calls for restoration of constitutional order in Chad

25 april 2021 - 05:41:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union has called for the restoration [...] Full text...

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Chadian President Idriss Deby passes on

20 april 2021 - 15:04:34
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against [...] Full text...

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More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in Central African Republic

20 april 2021 - 10:51:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have forced [...] Full text...

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Suspect in the assassination of CMA president arrested in Bamako

15 april 2021 - 18:50:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man suspected in the assassination of the president of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA, [...] Full text...

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Mali's peace and reconciliation committee meets in Kidal

12 february 2021 - 18:31:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement resulting from the Algiers [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

04 february 2021 - 16:29:51
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...

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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen

04 february 2021 - 13:26:42
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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Rights body alarmed by attacks on freedom of speech and association in Chad

02 december 2020 - 18:43:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international said on Wednesday that with the approach of the presidential election set for April [...] Full text...

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Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal

15 november 2020 - 16:13:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern [...] Full text...

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Top Malian terrorist Bamoussa neutralized by French Barkane force in North Mali

13 november 2020 - 22:37:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - France on Friday announced the "neutralization" in northern Mali by the Barkane force of Ba Ag [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan presidential guard commander's trial resumes

22 october 2020 - 15:18:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -   The trial of former Rwandan presidential guard commander, Col. Tovm Byabagamba, who is facing a new [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor on working visit to Sudan

18 october 2020 - 12:08:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and her delegation arrived in Khartoum on Saturday and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Paul Rusesabagina, controversial hero of "Hotel Rwanda" movie, indicted for terrorism

14 september 2020 - 22:27:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Paul Rusesabagina, whose story on the genocide of Tutsis in 1994 inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", [...] Full text...

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Sudanese foes to initial peace agreement in Juba, South Sudan

30 august 2020 - 17:40:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s government and two major rebel groupings have initialed eight documents in Juba, South Sudan, paving [...] Full text...

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Togolese court releases 15 political detainees supporting ex-PM Gabriel Agbéyomé Kodjo

27 august 2020 - 17:56:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese justice system on Wednesday in Lomé freed 15 political detainees who had supported former [...] Full text...

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Libya ceasefire: State Council rejects any dialogue with Marshal Haftar in search of peace

23 august 2020 - 13:58:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High State Council in Libya has welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire in the [...] Full text...

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Imam Mahmoud Dicko calls on military junta in Mali to respect its commitments

22 august 2020 - 15:28:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Imam Mahmoud Dicko, leader of the June 5 Movement- Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), Saturday admonished [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...

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Mali: The African Union ‘strongly’ condemns arrest of President Keita

18 august 2020 - 20:26:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Tuesday ’strongly’ condemned the [...] Full text...

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Is Egyptian president al-Sissi looking for 'casus belli' with threat of direct military intervention in Libya? (A PANA News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

21 june 2020 - 19:13:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattal al-Sissi's threat of direct military intervention in Libya, two weeks after announcing [...] Full text...

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Death of a third Senegalese soldier following Monday's mine accident in Casamance

17 june 2020 - 18:45:47
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The number of Senegalese soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in the south [...] Full text...

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France welcomes surrender to ICC of alleged leader of Janjawid militia

11 june 2020 - 00:29:00
Paris, France (PANA) - France Wednesday welcomed the surrender to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry states determination to 'liberate Libyan territory' from mercenaries, putschists

22 may 2020 - 11:34:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson for the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord (GNA), [...] Full text...

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UNESCO chief condemns murder of Somali TV journalist

20 may 2020 - 17:14:40
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, on Wednesday condemned the recent murder of television reporter, Said Yusuf Ali, [...] Full text...

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Niger commemorates 25th anniversary of national concord day

24 april 2020 - 21:07:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger Friday celebrated the national concord day marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the [...] Full text...

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France calls on new govt. in South Sudan to implement revitalized peace deal

25 february 2020 - 17:11:20
Paris, France (PANA) - France welcomed the formation of the Transitional National Union Government (TGoNU), set up on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for fair Arab position to Libyan crisis

25 february 2020 - 05:45:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday told the Arab group attending the 43rd session [...] Full text...

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RD Congo: The FARDC track new armed group, the FIRP, in Ituri

21 february 2020 - 21:53:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces (FARDC) have launched a hunt against the new [...] Full text...

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Rwandan gospel musician arrested trying to join rebels in Burundi

14 february 2020 - 15:57:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Almost two years after he was released from jail under a  presidential pardon in September 2018, [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The party-state actively preparing extra-ordinary congress for next Sunday

25 january 2020 - 00:26:25
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The National Council for the Defense of Democracy/Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) is actively [...] Full text...

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Government, major rebel faction sign framework agreement

24 january 2020 - 21:26:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -  The Sudanese government and a major rebel faction Friday signed a protocol, known as the Peace [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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Head of Sudanese security replaced

16 january 2020 - 16:48:07
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The head of the Sudanese National Intelligence service, Lt.-Gen. Abu Bakar Damblab, resigned from his post [...] Full text...

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Two soldiers killed, four injured in abortive Sudan insurgency: Gov't

15 january 2020 - 09:50:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Two soldiers were killed and four others, including two senior army officers, were injured during a [...] Full text...

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Khartoum airport reopened to traffic

15 january 2020 - 08:58:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said Khartoum International Airport has been reopened for local and international flights as [...] Full text...

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Army seals area leading to rebellion in Khartoum

14 january 2020 - 21:49:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  - The Sudanese army and the rapid support forces, both known as the Regular Forces, Tuesday moved [...] Full text...

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Sudan govt. says limited insurgency under control

14 january 2020 - 19:54:33
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Tuesday said a limited insurgency for which the former security chief was [...] Full text...

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Sudan PM visits rebel held area

09 january 2020 - 16:50:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese dare-do Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, on Thursday left Khartoum for Kauda, a rebel strong [...] Full text...

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Key military figure in Ivorian rebellion dies in the US

06 january 2020 - 11:39:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - A key military figure in the Ivorian rebellion in 2002, Colonel Issiaka Ouattara, also known as [...] Full text...

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Dozens killed, calm restored as probe is launched into Darfur community clashes

02 january 2020 - 20:29:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Red Crescent said here Thursday that at least 48 persons were killed in Genaina, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso in retrospect: Almost all regions affected by terrorism in 2019

23 december 2019 - 20:42:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In 2019, almost all regions of Burkina Faso were affected by terrorist attacks which left [...] Full text...

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Libyan media focus on intensifying war vis-a-vis regional events

21 december 2019 - 17:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Memoranda of understanding signed on November 27 between Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) and Turkey [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt says plane from foreign country supporting Haftar has bombed Misrata

20 december 2019 - 11:59:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Government of the National Accord (GNA) on Friday condemned the "treacherous airstrike" of a foreign [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Court drops charges against Kaddafi supporter in Abou Slim prison massacres

15 december 2019 - 17:17:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The criminal chamber of the Tripoli Court of Appeal on Sunday dropped the charges against Abdallah Senoussi, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

11 december 2019 - 13:32:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Sega tambour, a  Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania releases 10 persons arrested for disturbing the peace after June 2019 presidential elections

07 november 2019 - 18:10:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian justice has acquitted about ten individuals, cadres and activists of the Coalition Living Together [...] Full text...

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More than 300 ex-combatants of Tuareg rebellion to join Malian army

06 november 2019 - 11:24:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 324 ex-combatants of the Tuareg rebellion have completed their training and will join [...] Full text...

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Togo: Radical Folly Satchivi gets presidential pardon

16 october 2019 - 17:40:30
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Folly Satchivi, the radical young leader of the movement, "By No Means", has been granted a [...] Full text...

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Refugee group denounces "crimes covered" by Malian army in Timbuktu

27 september 2019 - 14:23:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Executives of the Collective of the Berabich Diaspora in Mauritania (CCDBM-refugees from Northern Mali) "condemn with [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Former rebel chief, Ousmane Niantang Diatta, dies

13 september 2019 - 18:15:23
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Ousmane Niantang Diatta, one of the ancient war leaders of the Movement of Casamance democratic forces [...] Full text...

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Burundi opposition leader condemns xenophobic violence in South Africa

13 september 2019 - 09:37:56
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The longtime leader of Burundi's armed struggle for democracy, Leonard Nyangoma, has condemned "with the utmost [...] Full text...

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South Korea supports UN to build resilient communities in Blue Nile State

07 september 2019 - 08:06:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The South Korean government has signed an agreement with UN agencies operating in the Sudan to [...] Full text...

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'Cameroon separatist leaders appeal conviction'

04 september 2019 - 08:34:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ten leaders of the separatist Ambazonia Interim Government in Cameroon have lodged an appeal  against their 20 [...] Full text...

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'1,900 civilians killed in DR Congo's Kivus over 2 years'

14 august 2019 - 10:34:53
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – Armed groups in DR Congo's eastern Kivu provinces have killed 1,900 civilians and abducted more than [...] Full text...

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Women's NGO in Casamance to march in Dakar for peace

05 august 2019 - 11:20:45
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance is preparing a national march to be held in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bans 'terrorist' Shiites Islamic Movement

31 july 2019 - 06:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has declared that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Government and rebel agree on cessation of hostilities to allow free passage of humanitarian assistance

28 july 2019 - 17:04:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile rebel movements have agreed [...] Full text...

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Amnesty calls for release of Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto

28 july 2019 - 16:27:28
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Amnesty international has called on the Cameroonian authorities to release immediately Maurice Kamto, leader of Cameroon’s [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't dismayed as rebels destroy national symbols in Kidal

18 july 2019 - 17:24:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is saddened and deeply shocked by the the destruction of the nation's flag [...] Full text...

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

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

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Military Council official visits Eritrea for talks on peace process in Sudan

02 july 2019 - 16:49:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Deputy president of the ruling transitional military council in the Sudan, General Mohamed Hamdan [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president

01 july 2019 - 17:09:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura International Airport has been renamed after the first elected president of the democratic era of [...] Full text...

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Detained former Rwandan presidential guard commander asks for provisional release

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

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Will the recapture of Ghariane accelerate a political solution to the Tripoli war? (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

28 june 2019 - 05:46:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Forces loyal to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) last Wednesday recorded their most significant [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe musician charged with money laundering

26 june 2019 - 15:45:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso's prosecutor on Wednesday  charged slam poet and artist musician Diallo Rasmata, aka Rama, [...] Full text...

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Malian President Boubacar Keita receives CSA delegation

18 june 2019 - 22:22:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA)    -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Tuesday received a high level delegation from the monitoring committee of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan newspapers highlight tripartite agreement involving Rwanda, DR Congo and Angola

01 june 2019 - 17:06:05
Kigali, Rwanda  (PANA) - The unannounced agreement which emerged after President Paul Kagame and Angola’s João Lourenço were hosted to [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Pro-Government National Accord army denies loss of fighter jet

08 may 2019 - 08:59:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The army loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has denied that one of [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni on two-day visit to Zimbabwe

25 april 2019 - 19:46:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni on Thursday embarked on his first visit to Zimbabwe since the ouster [...] Full text...

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Niger celebrates national concord day Wednesday

23 april 2019 - 13:26:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger will Wednesday, 24 April, celebrate its national concord day, to mark the 24th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Burundi commemorates 25th anniversary of mysterious disappearance of President Cyprien Ntaryamira

06 april 2019 - 15:43:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Remembrance and memorial ceremonies were held on Saturday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Cameroonian govt. bans opposition protest march

06 april 2019 - 09:26:29
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Cameroonian minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, on Friday banned a planned march by [...] Full text...

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'I refused to support Rwanda rebels' - Uganda’s Museveni

19 march 2019 - 12:50:44
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has written to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame over the tense [...] Full text...

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The double effect of oil wealth on the Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2019 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a country rich in oil resources, Libya has been a definite attraction that has earned [...] Full text...

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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC

12 march 2019 - 17:10:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...

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Former refugees from 59 communities in southern Senegal seek help from government

05 march 2019 - 22:57:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The inhabitants of 59 villages in the Djibidione district in Casamance, southern Senegal, returning from more [...] Full text...

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Niger military repels attack by unidentified armed group in Ténéré region - ANP

19 february 2019 - 21:03:26
Agadez, Niger (PANA) - A military detachment Monday repelled an attack by unidentified heavily armed groups in Niger’s Ténéré region, [...] Full text...

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Youth violence makes headlines this week in Mauritius

16 february 2019 - 11:53:23
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Young boys and girls, sometimes college students, fighting each other in public places, jostling, insulting [...] Full text...

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France expresses concern over detention of Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto

13 february 2019 - 16:48:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The French government Wednesday expressed concern over the detention of Maurice Kamto, leader of the Movement [...] Full text...

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Armed movement in northern Niger surrenders its weapons to authorities

12 february 2019 - 15:10:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Movement for Justice and Rehabilitation of Niger (MJRN), claiming to be part of the Toubou [...] Full text...

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Israeli Embassy in Cameroon protests minister's anti-Semitism statements on TV

04 february 2019 - 21:51:15
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Israeli embassy in Cameroon on Monday expressed shock at the "Anti-semitism statement made by Jean [...] Full text...

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Differences from Libya's Presidential Council members exacerbating the political crisis (Analysis by TALL Mamadou)

18 january 2019 - 19:06:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The open differences involving members of the internationally-recognized Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Libyan prosecutor's arrest warrants raise outcry in Chadian rebellion

12 january 2019 - 16:24:26
Paris, France (PANA) - A series of arrest warrants issued by the Prosecutor General in Libya against several individuals, including [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: DRC presidential vote results compilation halfway done - CENI

06 january 2019 - 18:15:52
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has compiled 53% of the results [...] Full text...

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DRC cleric reiterates election irregularities may ignite popular revolt

06 january 2019 - 14:52:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Election irregularities may ignite a popular revolt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rather [...] Full text...

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Ex-Islamist leader rejects charges raised by Libya's Attorney General

04 january 2019 - 14:59:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A former Islamist leader opposed to the former regime of Muammar Gadhafi and and leader of [...] Full text...

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Libya to replace fuel subsidies with cash bonuses to reduce smuggling

31 december 2018 - 13:10:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Economy Minister of the Libyan national union government, Ali al-Issaoui, has announced that the ministry [...] Full text...

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Senior member of Senegal's rebel Casamance independence movement dead

23 december 2018 - 16:32:20
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The death is reported in Paris on Saturday of a key member of Senegal's rebel Movement [...] Full text...

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Mali President receives UN, AU envoys

13 december 2018 - 11:33:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Deputy UN Secretary General for peacekeeping operations, Mrs Bintou Kéita, and the African Union Senior [...] Full text...

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Sudan Govt, rebels sign pre-negotiation agreement

06 december 2018 - 17:26:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel organizations, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) of Minni Menawe and [...] Full text...

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Military tribunal to try detained Cameroonian journalist, cyber-activist, Michel Biem Tong

16 november 2018 - 13:35:16
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) – The Camerounian journalist and cyber-activist, Michel Biem Tong, detained at the central prison of Nkodengui, in [...] Full text...

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Pro-Sudan gov't militia vows to 'liberate' Jebel Marra from rebels

06 november 2018 - 11:30:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander of the Sudanese pro-government Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has [...] Full text...

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63rd ordinary session of the African rights commission opens in Banjul

24 october 2018 - 17:06:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 63rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights, opened on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Pan African Rights Forum opens in Banjul ahead of 63rd ordinary session

21 october 2018 - 20:00:26
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Continental platform for Non-governmental Orgnisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other rights-related activists, otherwise called [...] Full text...

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Burundi arrests another Rwandan woman over alleged 'spying'

10 october 2018 - 10:56:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Rwandan woman, Florence Uwimana, has been detained in Burundi's Central Province of Gitega for the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan govt critic released to limited freedom pending trial

05 october 2018 - 20:01:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Court in Rwanda has ordered the release of top government critic, Diane Rwigara and her [...] Full text...

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

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

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Beyond the motions of an electoral success in Mali (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

25 july 2018 - 11:18:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Senegal agree to combat illegal timber logging, cross-border crime

14 march 2018 - 10:56:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The presidents of Gambia and Senegal on Tuesday signed a pact on closer security cooperation to [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Senegal to sign cooperation agreements

13 march 2018 - 09:35:57
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow will sign a number of agreements with his Senegalese counterpart President Macky Sall [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses power change-over in Ethiopia

09 march 2018 - 18:48:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn for [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2018 - 15:18:19
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...

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IOM reports rise in displacement in northern Mali

23 february 2018 - 20:17:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A resurgence of communal violence and armed conflict in recent weeks has led to an increase [...] Full text...

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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

19 january 2018 - 19:33:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...

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Burundi arrests another Rwandan national over alleged spying

09 january 2018 - 15:18:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan national, Goreth Kayiranga, who was employed by a private Bus Transport company, known as 'Volcano", [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Burundi human rights defender

13 december 2017 - 16:55:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Burundian authorities to immediately release a human [...] Full text...

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MFWA condemns closure of radio station in Guinea

01 december 2017 - 18:43:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has condemned the closure of a radio station in [...] Full text...

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US urges Ethiopian talks, probe into reported state killing of demonstrators

18 october 2017 - 16:40:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The US has called for talks between the Ethiopian government and its citizens on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir in Kalema IDP camp, pledges to resolve challenges facing them

22 september 2017 - 14:09:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – President Omar Bashir of Sudan on Friday paid visited the largest camp for the internally displaced [...] Full text...

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US: Security Council briefed on proposal to reduce number of AU-UN troops in Darfur

15 june 2017 - 03:22:30
New York, US (PANA) – The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are proposing 44 per cent and 30 [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Bashir orders RSF soldiers to end tribal conflict, lawlessness in Sudan

13 may 2017 - 13:39:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir on Saturday praised the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for its contribution to [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN peacekeeping chief tasks Malian parties on peace deal

06 april 2017 - 20:32:16
New York, US (PANA) - The new UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Thursday stressed the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body demands release of Madagascar environment activist

16 march 2017 - 09:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Malagasy authorities must immediately and unconditionally release an environmental activist detained on politically motivated charges, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum displeased with presence of Darfur rebel leader in France

27 february 2017 - 19:15:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has told France that Khartoum is not happy with the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Army officer killed, others wounded in fighting with outlaws in Darfur

17 february 2017 - 14:51:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An officer of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt. Abdulla al-Tayeb Abdulla, was killed and many [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 'Appeal court must quash unfair sentences and free 13 anti-slavery activists'

10 november 2016 - 11:47:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s appeals court must quash jail terms of up to 15 years handed down to 13 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Minister confirms 'failed' coup in Burkina Faso

21 october 2016 - 14:31:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe Minister of Security, Simon Compaoré, on Friday confirmed the arrest of 19 soldiers [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Dangote cement factory torched in Ethiopia's violence

04 october 2016 - 10:14:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On the second day of national mourning for victims of the Irrecha religious festival stampede [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: ECA Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes steps down

29 september 2016 - 10:11:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes has stepped down after [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA calls for release of 13 anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

30 august 2016 - 13:59:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on Mauritania to release thirteen (13) anti-slavery [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO remembers slave trade abolition

23 august 2016 - 13:48:35
New York, US (PANA) - The courage of the men and women who in August 1791 revolted against slavery in [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Rights groups say Mauritania must release anti-slavery activists

01 august 2016 - 11:37:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Authorities in Mauritania must drop all charges and immediately and unconditionally release 13 anti-slavery activists arbitrarily [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sudan to mark full implementation of DDPD

13 july 2016 - 15:25:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Idris Debby of Chad will visit the Sudan shortly to take part in celebrations marking [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Rights group demands immediate release of Angolan activists

19 june 2016 - 04:32:14
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is asking the Angolan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release [...] Full text...

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Angola: Amnesty International hails release of Angolan rights activist

21 may 2016 - 05:23:03
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed the Friday's release of human rights defender, José Marcos [...] Full text...

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US: US expresses concern about sentencing of Angolan activists

01 april 2016 - 08:00:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern about the sentencing of 17 Angolan activists and called [...] Full text...

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Angola: Amnesty International slams conviction of 17 'peaceful activists' in Angola

29 march 2016 - 11:54:08
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has slammed the guilty verdict and sentences of between two and eight-and-a-half years [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Verdict in former Rwandan presidential guard's case adjourned

22 march 2016 - 11:32:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Military High Court in Kigali on Tuesday postponed the verdict on former Rwandan presidential guard [...] Full text...

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Sudan: South Sudan denies any wrong doing against Khartoum (Correcting the attribution in the last paragraph)

18 march 2016 - 13:44:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A South Sudanese official on Friday denied accusations that Juba supported Sudanese rebels thus prompting President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's senior rebel leader surrenders

25 november 2015 - 16:32:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA )-- A key commander of the Rwandan Hutu rebel group, the so-called Democratic Forces for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council urges Burundian parties to pursue dialogue

29 october 2015 - 14:01:02
New York, US (PANA) - Renewing its call for all Burundian stakeholders to engage in dialogue and to spare their [...] Full text...

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