UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

15 july 2023 - 07:57:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...

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Top Libyam military officers meet to secure the town of Zawiya west of Tripoli

15 may 2023 - 18:38:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan military officers met here Sunday to ensure the security of the country by eliminating [...] Full text...

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Call for the consolidation of unity, stability in Libya through role of tribal notables

30 april 2023 - 17:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Saturday underlined the role of dignitaries [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson urges leaders of protests in Libya to respect integrity of persons, property

04 july 2022 - 11:08:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has urged leaders of [...] Full text...

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Anarchy looming in West Africa over disobedience to ECOWAS Court’s rulings by member-States, Speaker warns

22 november 2021 - 18:01:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has called on presidents and leaders of West African [...] 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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The "444th Brigade" of Libyan army commits to ceasefire

05 september 2021 - 16:57:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan elite armed unit, known as Brigade 444, Saturday announced its commitment to respect the [...] Full text...

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Ivorian opposition rejects result of election, announces national transitional council

02 november 2020 - 23:41:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Opposition parties and groupings in Côte d’Ivoire Monday rejected the first results of the 31 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS notes continued points of disagreement in Ivorian electoral process

19 october 2020 - 20:22:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said here Monday it [...] Full text...

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Demos resume in Ivorian cities to protest Ouattara's third term bid

19 october 2020 - 17:56:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several districts of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, on Monday witnessed demons to heed the call [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and perennial political crises (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest writer)

16 october 2020 - 11:49:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - All too soon, but as expected, World  attention is shifting from Mali after a frenetic diplomatic [...] 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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Repatriation of Burundian refugees, 'hate speech' by Burundian officials dominate headlines in Rwanda

29 august 2020 - 16:22:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says new witness testimony reveals horrors of Mali protest shootings

05 august 2020 - 10:18:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP rejects ECOWAS position demanding resignation of Malian President Keita

28 july 2020 - 14:18:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Movement of June 5-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) on Tuesday reaffirmed "its determination to [...] Full text...

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Four ECOWAS heads of state due in Bamako to get Mali out of sociopolitical crisis

21 july 2020 - 14:36:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are expected in [...] Full text...

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M5-RFP calls for independent international commission of inquiry in Mali

15 july 2020 - 15:37:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mouvement du 5 juin-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques (M5-RFP), organizers of the demonstrations against the Malian [...] Full text...

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Mali: Malian press saddened by occupation of national television by demonstrators

12 july 2020 - 11:52:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian press organizations said Sunday they were saddened by the “anarchic” occupation of the offices the [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Bamako to demand resignation of President Keita

10 july 2020 - 23:34:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of Malians again took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Malian [...] Full text...

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Protesters of Mali's regime hand over a document on crisis recovery proposals

02 july 2020 - 11:14:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  The 5 June movement-Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) published on Wednesday a crisis recovery document that [...] Full text...

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Trial of Malian activist, Clément Dembélé, postponed to September 2

01 july 2020 - 14:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial the Malian activist and president of the organization fighting against corruption and unemployment (PCC), [...] Full text...

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Protesters prevented from handing to president IBK letter calling him to resign

20 june 2020 - 00:10:03
 Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The security forces here Friday prevented representatives of the 5 June Movement from getting access to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military Court Martial demotes, dismisses serving Army General found guilty of corruption, other offences

16 june 2020 - 17:05:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The world of Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, who is due for retirement on account of years [...] Full text...

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Alleged leader of 'violence' in central Benin city arrested

26 january 2020 - 18:35:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese police on Thursday arrested Mr Biaou Ayodélé Prudence Faleti, alias "General Faleti", the alleged [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Protestor shot dead in Conakry

13 january 2020 - 19:59:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A young protester in his twenties was fatally shot late Monday in Cosa, the stronghold of [...] Full text...

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Police play down brutality charge after mass arrests in Uganda

09 january 2020 - 00:19:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan police said here Wednesday they used proportionate force to arrest supporters of opposition politician [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari decries slow pace of justice under democracy

17 december 2019 - 20:06:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday expressed unhappiness about democracy’s ‘slow’ method of dispensation of justice, expressing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 15:46:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's secret Police says activist, US-based publisher Sowore re-arrested over plan to "forceful takeover of government"

08 december 2019 - 08:16:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)  - Stung with widespread outrage over the dramatic re-arrest of Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore inside [...] Full text...

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'Guinea-Bissau government dismissal is not reversible' - President Jose Mario Vaz

04 november 2019 - 14:53:49
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau's President José Mário Vaz said at the weekend in Pitche, in the country's interior, that [...] Full text...

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Shun attempts of distracting government - Barrow tells Gambians

14 october 2019 - 12:22:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has advised his compatriots to shun any attempt geared towards [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau chiefs preach peace to Gambians

23 september 2019 - 10:17:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A visiting delegation of traditional chiefs from Guinea Bissau has urged Gambians to jealously guard and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and challenge of illicit drugs use and trafficking (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

16 september 2019 - 11:15:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Challenge of illicit drugs use, trafficking in Nigeria (Feature by Madu Onuorah, PANA correspondent)

13 september 2019 - 13:54:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The challenge of illicit drug use and trafficking has assumed frightening dimension that pose serious threat to [...] Full text...

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Injustices persisit against women in Tunisian society

14 august 2019 - 12:38:56
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Injustices against Tunisian women persist despite the existence of a legal instrument that was proclaimed soon [...] Full text...

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UN suspends handover of camps in Darfur, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

14 june 2019 - 21:53:44
New York, US (PANA) - The joint African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is suspending the handover of any more [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Sudan for talks with military leaders and protesters

13 june 2019 - 05:32:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The US assistant secretary for Africa, Tibor Nagy, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday where he called [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military council agrees to resumption of talks on civilian government

12 june 2019 - 18:17:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese opposition groups and the ruling Transitional Military Council have agreed to resume talks on the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for end to Sudan violence; says at least 19 child deaths since military backlash

12 june 2019 - 05:46:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 19 children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and another 49 injured since a [...] Full text...

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Civil disobedience in Sudan ends to pave way for possible resumption of talks

11 june 2019 - 21:15:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)   -   The Sudanese opposition Tuesday called off its civil disobedience protest, saying the exercise had delivered its [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military rulers reinforce security as civil disobedience action enters second day

10 june 2019 - 11:15:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers say they are reinforcing security in the country as civil disobedience action called [...] Full text...

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Bloody start to civil disobedience action in Sudan

09 june 2019 - 16:04:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A civil disobedience action called by Sudan's opposition got off to a bloody start on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation 'deeply concerned' about Sudan situation; opposition calls for civil disobedience

09 june 2019 - 04:56:13
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, as [...] Full text...

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LEAD: AU suspends Sudan

06 june 2019 - 15:20:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan from all its activities following last Monday's [...] Full text...

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Sudan's health ministry says 46 persons killed in Khartoum clashes

06 june 2019 - 14:13:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan's Ministry for Health on Thursday put the death toll during recent clashes in Khartoum to 46 [...] Full text...

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IGAD regrets loss of lives in Sudan, calls for 'maximum restraint'

06 june 2019 - 11:42:43
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, has expressed concern and regret over loss of lives in [...] Full text...

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Sudan military 'ready' to return to negotiation table with protesters

05 june 2019 - 13:36:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Chairman of the Political Committee of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), Gen. Shams-Eddin Kabbashi, said [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwe activists

31 may 2019 - 05:15:43
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is calling on the Zimbabwe authorities to immediately release seven activists and drop [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe

30 may 2019 - 14:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military leader visits UAE, after going to Egypt

26 may 2019 - 19:45:11
Khartoum , Sudan (PANA) - President  of The Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, left for [...] Full text...

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Sudan rebel youth say will refer points of difference with military to masses to decide

23 may 2019 - 22:54:55
 Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)    -   Sudan’s youth groups that brought about the removal of former president Omar Bashir on 11 April, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Televangelist charged over threats to TV journalist

19 march 2019 - 18:33:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Televangelist, James Ng’ang’a, was on Tuesday arraigned in court for threatening a TV journalist.   Ng'ang'a was [...] Full text...

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President Bouteflika dissolves Algeria's election body

12 march 2019 - 09:26:42
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria's president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday signed a decree dismissing the President of the High-level Independent [...] Full text...

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Algerian president Bouteflika reverses controversial fifth term bid

11 march 2019 - 20:46:46
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose bid for a fifth term in April's presidential election has [...] Full text...

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Algerian magistrates protest against Bouteflika’s candidature

11 march 2019 - 20:45:55
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Dozens of Algerian magistrates on Monday demonstrated before the Council of Magistrates in the Algerian city [...] Full text...

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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home

10 march 2019 - 20:24:16
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...

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Ailing Algerian President Bouteflika returns home

10 march 2019 - 20:16:17
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose decision to run for a fifth term in April's presidential [...] Full text...

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Algerian opposition calls for general strike, civil disobedience to protest candidature of President Bouteflika

10 march 2019 - 14:30:20
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algerian political activists Sunday called for general strike and civil disobedience to precede Tuesday’s announcement by [...] Full text...

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Deteriorating situation in Algeria as demonstrations increase

09 march 2019 - 13:10:11
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – The situation in Algeria is becoming more and more tense and confused with the proliferation and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army vows to carry out Presidential directive to shoot electoral violators

20 february 2019 - 21:40:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ahead of the rescheduled general elections on Saturday, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to punish member States disregarding rulings of ECOWAS Court of Justice

08 october 2018 - 16:58:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said in Abuja on Monday it will punish member [...] Full text...

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British PM, May, arrives in Nigeria, meets with Buhari for bilateral discussions

29 august 2018 - 14:33:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, on Wednesday, met with with President Muhammadu Buhari, who [...] Full text...

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New AI boss eyes 'bigger, bolder, more inclusive' rights movement

16 august 2018 - 15:55:03
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The human rights movement needs to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive if it is [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition promises pursuit of major political reforms in 2018

01 january 2018 - 10:05:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition alliance in Kenya has promised to pursue major political reforms in the New [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Polls open in Kenya's rerun presidential election; early turnout low

26 october 2017 - 07:07:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting in Kenya's repeat presidential election kicked off on Thursday with low voter turnout and pockets [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition transforms into national resistance movement

25 october 2017 - 15:50:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's main opposition alliance said Wednesday it was transforming into a national resistance movement and embarking [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Opposition leaders to challenge Kenyatta poll victory in court

16 august 2017 - 16:03:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, said Wednesday he would challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory at the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Opposition leader Hichilema appears in court for Treason

18 april 2017 - 14:56:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s main opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, appeared in court Tuesday under tight security facing charges of [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia

13 april 2017 - 14:48:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States Embassy in Zambia says it remains concerned over heightened political tension in Zambia, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Civil Society Forum urges gov'ts to condemn Gambia's Jammeh

20 january 2017 - 11:22:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has called on all governments to condemn the actions [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh declares 90-day state of emergency in Gambia

17 january 2017 - 19:03:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency asserting there is an [...] Full text...

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Sudan: US urges Sudan to respect freedom of expression

17 december 2016 - 13:52:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) – The United States has called on Sudanese authorities to refrain from confiscating newspapers, to allow [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition Coalition candidate says his candidature is a symbol of national unity

25 november 2016 - 15:59:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Adama Barrow, the presidential candidate of the seven-party opposition coalition, in Gambia's 1 December polls, has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body demands release of prisoners of conscience in DRC

28 july 2016 - 13:38:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The release on Wednesday of six youth activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under [...] Full text...

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DRC: Amnesty International lashes out at DRC for repression of youth

31 march 2016 - 10:05:54
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says six youths, who were arrested hours before a general [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: UN Envoy meets President Koroma, "sacked" VP Sam Sumana

10 april 2015 - 15:34:25
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Ruling party brands Addis Ababa opposition declaration unholy, regrettable

04 december 2014 - 14:54:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has described as “regrettable” a declaration signed in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Opposition calls for civil disobedience to protest constitution amendment move

22 october 2014 - 20:25:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's opposition on Wednesday called for civil disobedience to protest against government's decision to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Two leaders charged in Gambia for disobeying Presidential order

13 august 2014 - 12:59:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia has charged two community leaders to court for allegedly disobeying a presidential order by celebrating [...] Full text...

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UN: Official says DRC mass rape verdict failed victims

08 may 2014 - 21:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, on Thursday voiced her [...] Full text...

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US: UN Human Rights Office unhappy with DRC court ruling on mass rape trial

06 may 2014 - 20:00:44
New York, US (PANA) - Disappointed by the ruling of a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military court, which acquitted [...] Full text...

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Libya: Civil disobedience movement ends in Benghazi

14 april 2014 - 21:46:47
Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - Two groups of Libyan civil society organizations announced on Monday that they have ended their [...] Full text...

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Libya: Domestic flights resume at Benghazi airport

14 april 2014 - 20:45:55
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Domestic flights connecting Benghazi to other Libyan cities resumed on Monday after more than a week [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan media highlight confirmation of acting Prime minister

12 april 2014 - 13:52:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The confirmation of the Libya's acting Prime minister, Abdallah al-Theni, in his duties by the National [...] Full text...

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Libya: Never-ending crises jeopardise ongoing democratic process

09 april 2014 - 20:58:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The crises in North African state of Libya do not appear to be coming to an [...] Full text...

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Libya: Free flow of traffic returns to Tripoli streets

08 april 2014 - 16:25:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Normal traffic flow returned to Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Tuesday after the removal of the barricades [...] Full text...

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Libya: Congress confirms Abdullah al-Teni as Prime Minister

08 april 2014 - 16:13:15
Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - The General National Congress (GNC), Libya's highest political and legislative authority, on Tuesday confirmed interim [...] Full text...

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Libya: Civil society activists close Benghazi airport

06 april 2014 - 17:41:43
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) – A group of civil society protesters on Sunday closed the Benghazi airport, in protest against insecurity [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan-Tunisian border crossing at Ras Jedir 'will not reopen Sunday'

03 april 2014 - 20:49:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ras Jedir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia will not be reopened on Sunday, a [...] Full text...

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Demonstrating Christian group in Rwanda to be prosecuted

29 july 2013 - 21:00:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The Rwandan police on Monday said 11 members of a Christian organisation arrested last week are [...] Full text...

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Catholic priest arrested in Rwanda for insulting President Kagame

24 july 2013 - 17:41:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A Rwandan Catholic priest has been arrested in Kigali on allegations of “inciting civil disobedience” through [...] Full text...

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MFWA welcomes release of Malian journalist

05 april 2013 - 18:00:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra- based sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has welcome the [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Alleged coup plotters released on bail

14 march 2013 - 16:13:01
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of supporters of the former senior Malawi government officials, arrested last Monday following the publication [...] Full text...

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Treason, inciting mutiny charges levelled against Malawi 12

13 march 2013 - 16:50:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Chief Resident Magistrates Court in the Malawi capital, Lilongwe, has levelled treason charges against all [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS may re-impose sanctions on Mali's military

12 september 2012 - 09:44:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council is billed to meet in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 17 Sept [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to fast-track deployment of troops to Mali, sanctions renegades

02 july 2012 - 09:55:09
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has decided to fast-track the deployment of over 3,000 [...] Full text...

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Libya’s electoral guidelines call for decent campaign

27 may 2012 - 14:53:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan electoral commission has called for a civil campaign in its guidelines for election of [...] Full text...

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US film star, congressmen, rights leaders arrested in Sudan protest

17 march 2012 - 07:48:50
New York, US (PANA) – US-based film star, George Clooney, President of United to End Genocide and former congressman Tom [...] Full text...

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Religious, civil society leaders call for resignation of Malawi president

15 march 2012 - 19:43:20
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A two-day conference in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, on the future of Malawi ended Thursday with [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch urges Burundi to stop menacing media

22 november 2011 - 09:01:01
New York, US (PANA) - Burundi government officials should halt their intensifying pressure on journalists, the New York-based Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Gambian opposition party on lessons from UK riots

22 august 2011 - 12:25:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) has stressed the need to draw [...] Full text...

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Burundi govt. harassing independent broadcasters

04 august 2011 - 14:15:12
New York, US (PANA) - The government of Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is attempting to silence critical press coverage of [...] Full text...

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Mounting tension in Botswana must end, says civil society coalition

27 may 2011 - 16:23:59
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A coalition of South Africa-based civil society groups on Friday called on Botswana security forces and [...] Full text...

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Guillaume Soro demands Gbagbo’s departure, urges civil disobedience

22 december 2010 - 11:02:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Guillaume Soro, the Prime Minister appointed by Alassane Ouattara following his victory in Cote d'Ivoire's [...] Full text...

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Angolan ruling party denounces incitement to violence

08 september 2010 - 08:42:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's ruling MPLA party has denounced the persistent calls for civil disobedience by the main opposition [...] Full text...

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Libya newspapers highlight scarcity of water, nuclear disarmament

09 may 2010 - 16:23:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan newspapers last week focused on wars to be trigge red by scarcity of water resources [...] Full text...

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Ivorian ruling party condemns violence by opposition supporters

18 february 2010 - 21:48:00
Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA)-- The national campaign of Ivorian President Laure nt Gbagbo has accused Ivorian opposition of working to [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader Mboua Massock arrested in Cameroon

27 january 2010 - 22:17:00
Douala- Cameroon (PANA) â" Cameroonian opposition -leader, Mboua Massock, and a colleague were arrested early on Wednesday in a hotel [...] Full text...

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Africa told to reawaken identity through mother tongue education

18 january 2010 - 22:02:00
meet in the Burkina Faso's capital- Ouagadougou, on 20--22 January, to develop guidelines on how countries in the continent can [...] Full text...

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Rally against oil deregulation, kidnapping fill Nigerian media

31 october 2009 - 08:06:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Thursday's rally against government's move to deregulate the oil sector, the kidnapping of the father of [...] Full text...

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SERAP lauds corruption judgment against Nigerian topshot

26 october 2009 - 19:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A Nigerian civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights an d Accountability Project (SERAP) has lauded the conviction [...] Full text...

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Top ruling party chieftain, 5 others jailed in Nigeria for corruption

26 october 2009 - 15:01:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Top ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), [...] Full text...

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Rights groups sue Gambia over access to ECOWAS court

29 september 2009 - 15:33:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Centre for Defence [...] Full text...

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Party leader calls for civil disobedience in Congo

01 july 2009 - 18:50:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The President of the Congolese Democratic Alternativ e Party (PAD), Emmanuel Ngouélondelé Mongo, on Wednesday urged [...] Full text...

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Niger civil society leader arrested by security agencies

30 june 2009 - 22:13:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA)- – A civil society leader in Niger was on Monday night arres ted for questioning by the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president rolls out amnesty modalities in 2 weeks

04 june 2009 - 18:48:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar’Adua Thursday said the fed eral government would in two weeks come out [...] Full text...

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Egyptian activists call for fresh national strike

23 march 2009 - 10:43:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Marking the one-year anniversary of a major national boyco tt, Egyptian activists, led by the April [...] Full text...

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CPJ condemns raid on media outlets in Madagascar

11 march 2009 - 15:50:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)has condemned Sa turday’s ransacking of a TV and radio [...] Full text...

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AU special envoy to help end political chaos in Madagascar

09 february 2009 - 11:52:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African Union Commission (AUC) Chief Jean Ping has dispatched a special envoy, Amara Essy, to [...] Full text...

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Renamo leader wants Mozambican municipal election annulled

07 january 2009 - 17:29:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, has threatened a campaign of civil disobedience [...] Full text...

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