Libyan Deputy Presidential Council chairman calls popular protests 'new revolution'

18 july 2022 - 12:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, says protests that rocked the country [...] Full text...

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Kenyan prisons commander fired after terror convicts jail break

17 november 2021 - 17:36:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Prisons Commissioner-General, Wycliffe Ogalo, was fired on Wednesday and immediately arrested following the escape [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels

07 november 2021 - 11:42:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Former soldiers asked to register with the Defence Force (Eds: New lead with latest developments)

05 november 2021 - 12:56:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) on Friday asked former soldiers to register with the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis; Thousands demonstrate against rebel groups marching on Addis Ababa; nine anti-govt groups emerge (Eds: Updated)

05 november 2021 - 11:17:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Thousands of people in towns and cities in Ethiopia's Oromia Region on Friday poured into [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activist leads preliminary vote hunt in opposition strongholds

11 january 2020 - 14:57:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A coalition of Ethiopian opposition leaders, led by prominent social justice activist-turned politician, Jawar Mohamed, [...] Full text...

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Harrowing details emerge following arrest of prominent Zimbabwe opposition member

12 july 2019 - 11:35:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights lawyer, Doug Coltart, has narrated a harrowing experience of the detention of Movement [...] Full text...

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Belgium cannot release interest accruing on Libyan bank's frozen funds, says UN

28 february 2019 - 22:15:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In a recent note to the Belgian Government, the UN sanctions Committee says Belgium "could not [...] Full text...

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Kagame salutes historic meeting between Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders

09 july 2018 - 09:27:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President and current Chairman of the African Union (AU) Paul Kagame has lauded the meeting [...] Full text...

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India: Spouses of AfDB workers donate cash to Ahmedabad orphanage

25 may 2017 - 05:21:48
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Spouses of workers with the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday made a cash donation to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Essebsi stresses respect for ruling party's values

10 january 2016 - 16:23:43
Tunis, Tunisia ( PANA ) – Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who is also honorary chair of the ruling [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Leading reformist scoffs at attempts to freeze his ruling party membership

23 october 2013 - 16:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A leading reformist in the ruling Sudanese National Congress Party (NCP) has scoffed at a recommendation [...] Full text...

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Kenya mourns ex-Zambian President Chiluba

20 june 2011 - 08:40:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has paid a glowing tribute to Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba, [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Key Muslim Brotherhood figure quits, may run for President

30 march 2011 - 15:03:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A key figure in Egypt's influential group Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh, Wednesday announced his resignation [...] Full text...

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US declines to name banned Kenyan official

30 october 2009 - 18:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The American Government has declined to name the Kenyan official it banned from traveling to US [...] Full text...

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Graft dragging us back, says Kenya PM

11 april 2009 - 18:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya President Raila Odinga said Kenya could have joine d the industrialised world had non-reformists and [...] Full text...

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US to intercede in Kenyan reforms crisis

11 april 2009 - 16:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United States, disturbed by Kenyan leaders' apparent failure or reluctance to put in place far-reaching [...] Full text...

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IFJ seeks unconditional release of detained Eritrean journalist

09 february 2009 - 12:10:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Global media freedom watchdog International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for the "unconditional release" of [...] Full text...

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