Botswana holds General Elections
30 october 2024 - 11:47:00Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged “all eligible voters in Botswana to exercise their constitutional [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Breaking news
- Agriculture
AfDB approves €24 million loan to Côte d’Ivoire to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors
- Culture
Senior US diplomat participates in Dakar Biennale
- Economy
IMF, Zambia strike deal on 4th review of Extended Credit Facility
- Environment
COP29: ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns climate summit
- Gender
Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho
- Health
US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war
- Politics
Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rival paramilitary forces
- Press Review
Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
- Sciences
The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
- Social
Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session
- Society
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
- Sports
Galatasaray chief provides new update on permanent signing of Victor Osimhen
200 Search result
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged “all eligible voters in Botswana to exercise their constitutional [...] Full text...
Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist
19 october 2024 - 12:43:41Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President
18 october 2024 - 00:32:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Parliament has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, cutting short his five-year term [...] Full text...
thread Politics
We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11 october 2024 - 11:13:20London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President
09 october 2024 - 08:39:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia
04 october 2024 - 05:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese President dissolves parliament, sets 17 November for election
13 september 2024 - 07:50:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved Parliament and set 17 November 2024 for a fresh [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to outgoing Chief Justice
21 august 2024 - 07:56:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday paid tribute to Chief Justice Zondo who is [...] Full text...
thread Society
Designing sustainable participatory processes: Lessons from Kenya: World Bank Blog By Annette Akinyi Omolo and Helene Carlsson Rex
16 august 2024 - 07:39:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In Kenya, public participation is both a cornerstone of sustainable development and a right enshrined in [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN rights experts demand immediate release of Zimbabwean rights defenders
16 august 2024 - 05:21:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Society
Former South African President Zuma mulls legal action following expulsion from ruling ANC
30 july 2024 - 08:57:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma's MK Party is seeking legal advice after he [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests
19 july 2024 - 17:58:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Society
Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister
02 july 2024 - 14:50:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Ramaphosa calls for responsible leadership, constructive engagement in South Africa
03 june 2024 - 17:51:03Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging all political parties to put aside their differences and work [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Legal challenges over South Africa's disputed elections
03 june 2024 - 12:11:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday confirmed that it has received court papers [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa's top court bars former President Zuma from Parliament
20 may 2024 - 10:40:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned an Electoral Court decision, and ruled that [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South African president mourns passing of prominent activist
03 may 2024 - 13:26:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-Apartheid activist, prominent businessman and politician Samuel Motsuenyane has died peacefully in Johannesburg. He [...] Full text...
thread Society
South Africa's President Ramaphosa hails historic all-race elections
27 april 2024 - 12:13:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday led the 2024 Freedom Day national celebrations [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South African judge hits a nerve with race ruling
23 april 2024 - 08:34:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Pretoria judge has come under fire for highlighting the deep-seated racial divisions still [...] Full text...
thread Society
Is failure to resolve the Libyan crisis due to incompetence of UN envoys or selfishness of Libyan leaders?
18 april 2024 - 11:03:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The resignation of the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Abdoulaye Bathily denounces "stubborn" desire of Libyan players to relegate elections to Greek Calendes
16 april 2024 - 18:09:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa's Constitutional Court to hear Zuma election case
12 april 2024 - 07:10:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Togo again postpones legislative and regional elections
04 april 2024 - 14:04:06Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko announces list of his government on Wednesday
03 april 2024 - 14:16:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The composition of Senegal's new government will be known this Wednesday, announced Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice
02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...
thread Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president
02 april 2024 - 12:25:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Opposition up in arms against constitutional change in Togo
28 march 2024 - 17:35:45Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Posture of defeated candidates has contributed to a peaceful post-election climate in Senegal - European observers.
27 march 2024 - 16:38:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system
26 march 2024 - 13:45:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
3RD UPDATE: President Sall congratulates Faye on his victory
25 march 2024 - 18:59:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – President Macky Sall on Monday congratulated opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Sunday's [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat
25 march 2024 - 15:46:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye
25 march 2024 - 10:31:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead
25 march 2024 - 05:17:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 18:04:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 14:24:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Polls open in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 08:23:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
23 march 2024 - 10:15:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Norway, UK, US urge South Sudan leaders to ensure genuine, peaceful elections in December
20 march 2024 - 05:59:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have reaffirmed their call [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya's Prime Minister denies rumours of economic difficulties
18 march 2024 - 11:52:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has denied rumours circulating about the deteriorating economic situation of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Nigeria's former FM Gambari to lead ECOWAS election monitors to Senegal
12 march 2024 - 13:58:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigerian Foreign Minister and UN Under-Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, will lead a 120-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria: Bring coup mongers To justice, Defence Minister orders Defence Intelligence Agency
08 march 2024 - 18:11:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March
08 march 2024 - 10:08:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March
07 march 2024 - 06:18:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability
01 march 2024 - 16:16:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US urges Mali's transitional govt to honour pledge for free, fair elections
01 march 2024 - 05:33:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill
29 february 2024 - 06:29:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ghana's Parliament passes controversial LGBTQ bill
28 february 2024 - 18:21:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament, after nearly three years, on Wednesday passed the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill which criminalizes the promotion, [...] Full text...
thread Society
South African President Ramaphosa nominates female judge as Chief Justice
28 february 2024 - 09:48:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday nominated Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as South Africa’s [...] Full text...
thread Society
Benin's Constitution likely to be amended by Parliament on Wednesday
20 february 2024 - 12:52:25Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's MPs will be convened for a session on Wednesday, during which they could amend the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
20 february 2024 - 05:46:24New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Thousands march in Senegalese capital to demand compliance with electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 18:09:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Thousands of people on Saturday marched in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to demand compliance with the electoral [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit
16 february 2024 - 21:20:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has requested the African Union to alter the language in a report accusing the [...] Full text...
thread Society
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
12 february 2024 - 17:19:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported
10 february 2024 - 08:16:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis
08 february 2024 - 11:34:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar
07 february 2024 - 07:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AUC adds voice for new date for Senegalese presidential poll
05 february 2024 - 11:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged the Senegalese [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS Commission 'concerned' about postponement of Senegalese presidential poll
04 february 2024 - 14:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, says it has taken note of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: Electoral process suspended, presidential election postponed indefinitely in Senegal
03 february 2024 - 16:34:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process
03 february 2024 - 16:09:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burundi swears in seven-member new Electoral Commission
17 january 2024 - 15:47:18Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office. They comprise Prospère [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language
31 december 2023 - 14:15:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan PM insists on existence of Constitution to establish process leading to elections
25 december 2023 - 13:48:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Tripoli Forum for Government Communication begins
23 december 2023 - 15:54:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli Forum for Government Communication, part of the Tripoli Media Days activities, got underway on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Media watchdog raises concern on exposure of journalists' data
20 december 2023 - 12:57:58Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has bemoaned the exposure of journalists’ [...] Full text...
thread Society
Benin contributes CFAF 1.5 billion to four political parties
15 december 2023 - 17:01:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - On Friday, the four political parties with elected representatives in the communes and the National Assembly [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS changes gear on military coup plotters (By Paul Ejime)
11 december 2023 - 17:48:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have resolved to set up a [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria: ECOWAS Leaders End Abuja Summit, Ready Counterterrorism Standby Force, Pledge Gradual Easing Of Sanctions On Niger Republic
10 december 2023 - 20:20:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – ECOWAS leaders ended their 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)
10 december 2023 - 05:23:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)
07 december 2023 - 08:10:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US urges Madagascar to address 'some serious concerns' about electoral process
02 december 2023 - 06:37:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has said the electoral process in Madagascar's 16 November presidential election that [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US to support Guinea's political transition
09 november 2023 - 08:10:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced that it is advancing its new policy on African Democratic [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan Prime Minister discusses with new British envoy return of embassy to Tripoli
08 november 2023 - 18:17:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Wednesday received the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Moroccan intelligence tip-off leads to arrest of radicalised national in Spain
04 november 2023 - 15:54:18Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Thanks to close cooperation with the Moroccan security services, the Spanish services have arrested a Moroccan [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gambia government and partners present plans and actions for a responsive accountable transition project
31 october 2023 - 16:51:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Government of The Gambia, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development [...] Full text...
thread Politics
International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic
26 october 2023 - 17:53:38New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's electoral victory
26 october 2023 - 12:03:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) [...] Full text...
thread
US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year
21 october 2023 - 06:45:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Liberian President Weah, rival opposition leader Boakai set for run-off
17 october 2023 - 08:17:20Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With 92.82% of the votes processed from the hard-fought 10 October presidential election, opposition leader and [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban
17 october 2023 - 06:27:13Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Liberia election: Weah, Boakai neck-and-neck in Liberia presidential vote
16 october 2023 - 06:37:22Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With about 73% of preliminary results of Liberia's presidential election released by the National Elections Commission [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Voting ends in Liberia elections
10 october 2023 - 18:37:02Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Voting ended on Tuesday in Liberia's presidential and parliamentary elections. Some 2.47 million voters were expected to [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS, AU election observation missions call for peaceful vote in Liberia
10 october 2023 - 11:21:27Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As Liberians begin voting on Tuesday in presidential and parliamentary elections, the Election Observation Missions of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d'Ivoire: President dismisses Prime Minister
06 october 2023 - 13:34:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, Friday terminated the duties of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, Security Council hears
29 september 2023 - 05:49:06New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains mired in insecurity, characterised by volatility and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gabon coup: US pauses some foreign assistance programmes for Gabon
27 september 2023 - 07:35:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. government says it is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting the government of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses 78th UN General Assembly
25 september 2023 - 14:45:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Last Saturday, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop addressed the 78th session [...] Full text...
thread Politics
ECOWAS undermined, in dilema on Niger (By Paul Ejime)
20 september 2023 - 16:32:42Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France and the United States were two countries that championed so-called international condemnation of and outrage [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali begins mobilization of reserve of armed and security forces
15 september 2023 - 15:57:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government Wednesday adopted a draft decree in the Council of Ministers, setting out the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gabon coup: Military junta releases ousted President Bongo from house arrest on medical grounds
07 september 2023 - 08:37:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon's military junta on Wednesday announced that ousted President Ali Bongo has been released from house [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gabon coup: Economic Community of Central African States suspends Gabon
05 september 2023 - 07:13:55Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon was on Monday suspended from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) following the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa's president Ramaphosa attends Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's inauguration
04 september 2023 - 11:39:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa attended Monday’s inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Emmerson Mnangagwa at [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gabon coup: Junta leader sworn in a interim president
04 september 2023 - 11:20:09Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gen. Brice Nguema, head of Gabon's military junta, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Guinea junta markets political transition programme (By Paul Ejime)
29 august 2023 - 08:35:36Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC) headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative [...] Full text...
thread Politics
US urges all actors in Zimbabwe to commit to free, fair, peaceful elections
23 august 2023 - 06:36:27Washingon, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Wednesday, the United States has called on all [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Niger coup: AU suspends Niger; AUC to assess implications of military action
22 august 2023 - 13:46:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has decided to immediately suspend Niger from all activities of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
thread Society
Niger coup: ECOWAS defence chiefs asked to restore constitutional order in Niger
17 august 2023 - 12:46:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) kicked off [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Former President Zuma returns to prison, but is immediately released
11 august 2023 - 07:12:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma on Friday morning returned to prison to serve [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights experts call for de-escalation of tensions in Ethiopia's Amhara region
11 august 2023 - 05:08:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security [...] Full text...
thread Society
Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists
07 august 2023 - 06:34:15Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns
03 august 2023 - 05:23:38Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Niger coup: Amnesty International calls for release of ousted President, members of gov't
01 august 2023 - 12:38:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday asked the Niger military junta to urgently protect and respect human rights [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Niger coup: Military authorities asked to ensure respect for fundamental human rights
28 july 2023 - 09:42:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked military forces responsible for the coup in Niger to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Amnesty International urges Ghana's president to sign repeal of death sentence into law
26 july 2023 - 07:54:32Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A senior official of Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo [...] Full text...
thread Society
Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group
24 july 2023 - 10:45:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...
thread Society
Mali's transitional government promulgates new constitution
23 july 2023 - 13:45:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Saturday promulgated the country's new Constitution, which is seen as a key step [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters
15 july 2023 - 07:57:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...
thread Society
Will new UN-facilitated consultations between Libyan parties lead to elections in Libya?
13 july 2023 - 19:19:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, began consultations [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Macky Sall has embarrassed many African presidents by renouncing a third term - Libyan newspaper
07 july 2023 - 15:53:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall honoured his country, the young Senegalese democracy, the dome of the Senegalese [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
New roadmap from Libyan Parliament and High State Council casts doubt on ability to resolve crisis
06 july 2023 - 19:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) While they have not entirely overcome the disputes inherent in the compromise between the members of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Relief in Senegal after President Sall rules out third term bid
04 july 2023 - 12:23:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Relief was the most widespread feeling in Senegal on Tuesday, following the announcement by President Macky [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Senegal's President Sall rules out third term bid; US welcomes announcement
04 july 2023 - 06:57:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall on Monday announced that he would not run a third term in [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sierra Leone Elections: ECOWAS observers say poll 'generally smooth, peaceful'
27 june 2023 - 08:11:51Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s 24th June 2023 General Elections said the polls [...] Full text...
thread Politics
UPDATE: Sierra Leone Elections: One person 'critically wounded' at opposition party's headquarters
26 june 2023 - 12:29:00Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - One person has been "critically wounded" at the headquarters of Sierra Leone's opposition All People's [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sierra Leone Elections: Observers call for restraint, transparency in tallying of votes
26 june 2023 - 09:27:51Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Observers of Sierra Leone's 24 June general elections are calling for restraint as the electoral [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Malians approve draft constititution with resounding 'yes' vote
25 june 2023 - 14:06:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians have approved the draft constitution with a resounding 97% 'yes' vote in the 18 June [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Polls close in Sierra Leone's general elections
24 june 2023 - 17:02:57Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Sierra Leone's general elections that generally passed peacefully. The polls closed [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Polls officially open in Sierra Leone's general elections
24 june 2023 - 08:00:02Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Voting has officially started in Sierra Leone's general elections that will see the election of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU, ECOWAS election observers express concern about violence ahead of Sierra Leone's elections
23 june 2023 - 11:33:36Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The election observer missions of the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sierra Leone electoral commission reaffirms commitment to deliver credible elections
21 june 2023 - 06:43:53Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has reaffirmed its commitment and readiness to deliver [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says
21 june 2023 - 06:14:12New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...
thread Society
Votes being tallied in Mali's referendum on the constitution
19 june 2023 - 09:48:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Votes are being tallied in Mali following Sunday's referendum on a draft constitution, which is seen [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Malians vote in referendum on new constitution
18 june 2023 - 13:55:48Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians are on Sunday voting in a referendum on a draft constitution as a first step [...] Full text...
thread Politics
At least 405 civilians killed in communal violence in South Sudan
16 june 2023 - 18:16:15Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least 405 people have been killed in persistent violence against civilians across South Sudan, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali's draft Constitution in line with Peace and Reconciliation Agreement - UN Secretary-General
15 june 2023 - 16:30:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In his latest quarterly report on Mali, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted that the Draft Constitution, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
President of Transition in Mali calls on Malians to vote yes in constitutional referendum
13 june 2023 - 16:20:27Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has invited his compatriots to go [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali's defence and security forces vote ahead of 18 June referendum on draft constitution
12 june 2023 - 13:24:06Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Defence and Security Forces (FDS) and paramilitary services voted on Sunday in advance of the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan newspaper sees unrest in Senegal as premonition of curse of oil
09 june 2023 - 16:41:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It seems that the curse of oil and gas could strike at the political stability and [...] Full text...
thread Press Review
Five Western countries urge Libyan stakeholders to create favourable conditions for elections
09 june 2023 - 13:30:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of five Western countries in Libya -- France, Germany, Italy, UK and the United [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Doubts about organiZation of elections persist despite announcement of compromise on the electoral laws
08 june 2023 - 18:53:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Despite the announcement in the Moroccan town of Bouznika that a compromise had been reached on the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya's 6+6 Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws to sign draft agreement against backdrop of controversy
06 june 2023 - 10:49:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 6+6 joint Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws is preparing to sign the draft consensus [...] Full text...
thread Politics
More than 8.4 million voters expected at polls on 18 June for constitutional referendum
05 june 2023 - 17:44:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 8,463,084 voters, including 4,391,576 men and 4,071,508 women, are expected to cast their [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Society
Members of the seventh Constitutional Court revealed
23 may 2023 - 16:42:57Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The membership of Benin's Seventh Constitutional Court was revealed on Tuesday. They are Mrs. Dandi Gnamou, Mrs. Aléyya [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Malian Prime Minister rejects UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Mali
16 may 2023 - 19:57:41Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has rejected allegations of the Office of the United [...] Full text...
thread Society
European Parliament condemns violation of human rights in Algeria
12 may 2023 - 13:58:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The European Parliament voted on Thursday in Strasbourg by 536 votes for, four against with 18 [...] Full text...
thread Politics
AU chairperson welcomes Mali's move to convene constitutional referendum
09 may 2023 - 16:36:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed the announcement [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mali to hold Constitutional referendum on 18 June
06 may 2023 - 15:13:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A constitutional referendum will be held on 18 June in Mali, the Minister of State for [...] Full text...
thread Politics
King Mohammed Vi declares Amazigh New Year's Day, a paid public holiday in Morocco
04 may 2023 - 21:13:51Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Amazigh New Year's Day will henceforth be a paid public holiday in Morocco, like the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Intense political situation prevails in The Gambia
04 may 2023 - 17:01:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Prevailing intense political situation in the run-up to local government, mayoral and chairpersonship elections marked the [...] Full text...
thread Society
Gambia rights commission expresses concerns about rising religious tension in country
03 may 2023 - 15:15:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Human Rights Commission has expressed extreme concern about the rising religious tension and intolerance [...] Full text...
thread Society
Ethiopian conflict: Peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army ends without agreement - Government
03 may 2023 - 12:59:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first round of peace talks in Tanzania between the Ethiopian government and the rebel [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Burkina Faso: The Trade Union Action Unit condemns violation of freedom to demonstrate in France
20 april 2023 - 15:22:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Trade Union Action Unit, grouping 23 trade unions, condemned on Thursday "the [...] Full text...
thread Society
World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme
15 april 2023 - 16:39:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...
thread Social
Mali's Permanent Representative to UN addresses Security Council on developments in Mali
13 april 2023 - 14:34:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Permanent Representative to the UN, Issa Konfourou, Thursday gave details on evolution of the situation [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambia Human Commission records 104 complaints of alleged human rights violations in 2022
13 april 2023 - 12:26:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has disclosed in its 2022 activity report on the state of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears
13 april 2023 - 09:18:24New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...
thread Society
Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says
04 april 2023 - 12:13:24New York, US (PANA) - Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and [...] Full text...
thread Society
Kenyan anti-government protests continue
30 march 2023 - 17:34:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east
30 march 2023 - 05:04:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
21 march 2023 - 06:39:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...
thread Society
Major stakeholders pledge to continue political, technical assistance to Sudan
20 march 2023 - 12:57:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations, the African Union and the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have [...] Full text...
thread Politics
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...
thread Politics
Sudan to enjoy civilian executive by next month
20 march 2023 - 08:30:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited Final Political Agreement will be signed in Khartoum on 1 April and a [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Workshop highlights importance of civil society in security sector reform in Libya
19 march 2023 - 19:44:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - No country can undertake effective and efficient security sector reform alone, as there are civil society [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Top Zimbabwean sports official scoffs at FIFA ban
17 march 2023 - 08:09:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman, Gerald Mlotshwa, says he is unfazed by the extension [...] Full text...
thread Sports
Rights group asks Egypt to end stranglehold on NGOs
16 march 2023 - 11:51:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights advocate has asked the Egyptian government to abolish the 11 April, 2023 registration deadline [...] Full text...
thread Society
Journalists dismissed from Tunisian parliament
13 march 2023 - 16:12:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Local journalists and foreign press correspondents were barred from entering parliament to cover the inaugural session [...] Full text...
thread Politics
2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)
11 march 2023 - 06:16:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears
08 march 2023 - 06:08:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...
thread Society
Justice and transitional justice in Sudan to be discussed within political framework agreement, UN says
07 march 2023 - 11:24:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In a step seen as further march in the implementation of the political agreement signed between [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya: PM insists serving military officers should resign before contesting election
07 march 2023 - 06:35:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reiterated his position that military personnel should resign before contesting [...] Full text...
thread Politics
South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace
07 march 2023 - 05:28:15New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Six countries express support for Somalia govt's focus on counterterrorism. capacity building
01 march 2023 - 05:57:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Representatives of six countries have met in Washington, D.C. to discuss Somalia’s security, state-building, development, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Nigeria: Presidents Jonathan, Mahama, other West African Elders meet with Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi, Tinubu In Peace Move, call for alm
28 february 2023 - 19:14:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Former Nigeria President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Ex-Ghanaian President John Mahama and other members of the West [...] Full text...
thread Politics
President of Transition of Mali receives finalized copy of draft Constitution
28 february 2023 - 16:39:32Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The draft constitution of Mali was handed over on Monday to the President of the Transition, [...] Full text...
thread Politics
EU reiterates its ambition to nurture constructive relationship with Zimbabwe
28 february 2023 - 14:20:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) welcomes the intention of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend an invitation [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan UN delegate: 'Let's avoid past mistakes in our steps to elections'
28 february 2023 - 14:02:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the UN Security Council, Taher el-Sonni, on Monday welcomed initiatives aimed at enabling [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Africa urges Libyans to hold serious talks for early elections
28 february 2023 - 12:42:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mozambique's delegate to the UN, Pedro Afonso, has told the Security Council that elections can be [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan Parliament Speaker reiterates commitment to consensual electoral laws
25 february 2023 - 15:46:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has reiterated his desire for the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Gambia’s new VP, from an unqualified teacher to vice president
24 february 2023 - 14:38:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has appointed Muhammad Jallow, an experienced Civil Servant, who served in different [...] Full text...
thread
Road to elections in Libya still fraught with difficulties despite international mobilization
23 february 2023 - 18:30:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Elections, the ultimate goal of the political solution to the political-military crisis in Libya, seem difficult [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee-Cocoa Council reassures operators of commitments to ensure smooth campaign
21 february 2023 - 20:09:54Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Coffee-Cocoa Council, the regulatory, stabilization and development body of the cocoa sector in Côte [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN Envoy to Libya announces convergence of views between Libyan parties for 2023 elections
21 february 2023 - 14:37:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has revealed that there is a growing [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’
18 february 2023 - 08:06:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must prioritise a peaceful transition as rampant sexual violence and attacks on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libya begins commemoration of 12th anniversary of 17 February Revolution under the sign of renewal
16 february 2023 - 18:43:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans celebrate tomorrow, Friday, under the sign of renewal, the 12th anniversary of the Revolution of [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya
09 february 2023 - 19:44:15Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan legislative chambers stress joint responsibility for solution of crisis through elections
09 february 2023 - 13:23:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's House of Representatives and the High State Council have agreed that finding a way out [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan PM reiterates commitment to elections
09 february 2023 - 13:04:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed that there is no alternative to holding national [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Facebook owners competent to stand trial in Kenyan labour court
07 february 2023 - 19:41:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Meta, which owns social media platform, Facebook, is suitable to face trial before a Kenyan Court [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Parliament adopts constitutional amendment that could pave way for elections
07 february 2023 - 17:08:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya, during its session held on Tuesday in Benghazi, approved the [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Libyan Parliament resumes plenary session
07 february 2023 - 13:44:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives resumed sitting on Tuesday in the eastern city of Benghazi to [...] Full text...
thread Politics