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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are awaiting the official results of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections that were largely peaceful but saw two people being shot dead in two separate incidents in the Northern Region and Central Region

©- - 08 december 2024 - 08:09:45 - thread (261 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting started in Ghana on Saturday to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West African country consolidates multiparty democracy in the region where military regimes are digging in

©- - 07 december 2024 - 07:03:18 - thread (654 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West African country consolidates multiparty democracy in the region where military regimes are digging in

©- - 03 december 2024 - 13:39:05 - thread (1179 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, has called on provincial governors to take decisive steps to foster civic and political freedoms as the nation prepares for its first democratic elections, scheduled for December 2026

©- - 28 november 2024 - 05:06:44 - thread (189 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Koury, has described municipal council elections that were held in 58 municipalities on Saturday as a "significant milestone in Libya's journey toward democracy”

©- - 18 november 2024 - 05:23:12 - thread (455 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In anticipation of the upcoming municipal councils' elections set for 16 November, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has organised a two-day workshop aimed at enhancing the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in safeguarding the electoral process

©- - 03 november 2024 - 05:34:02 - thread (521 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and president-elect Duma Boko on their historic victory in Botswana’s 2024 elections that saw the opposition defeating the ruling party that has been in power for 58 years

©- - 02 november 2024 - 07:04:58 - thread (371 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has congratulated President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the people of Algeria on the his successful re-election as President of Algeria, following the conclusion of the presidential election held on 7 September

©- - 17 september 2024 - 08:57:28 - thread (206 words)


Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their upcoming 2025 and 2026 elections, stressed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday at the end of a two-day visit to the country

©- - 09 august 2024 - 06:56:10 - thread (615 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, and the Chairman of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, on Wednesday dicussed how to support the electoral operation and the Commission's readiness to implement the municipal elections

©- - 01 august 2024 - 12:48:28 - thread (249 words)


Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for 7 December 2024, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a pre-election fact-finding mission to assess the country’s state of preparedness for the polls

©- - 24 july 2024 - 07:46:23 - thread (266 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Rwanda’s RPF-Inkotanyi-led coalition of parties has secured majority votes in 15 July parliamentary general elections, according to partial results announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Wednesday

©- - 17 july 2024 - 08:42:35 - thread (386 words)


Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans headed to polling stations on Monday to elect the country’s President and Members of Parliament

©- - 15 july 2024 - 08:55:44 - thread (377 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the President of the High State Council, Mohamed Tekkala, have agreed to support international efforts to organize parliamentary and presidential elections in accordance with fair rules and agreed laws, and to unify local efforts to end the transitional stages

©- - 01 july 2024 - 13:55:00 - thread (452 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The outgoing Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, has taken the lead in Saturday's presidential election, with results from more than 81% of the polling stations collated, reports the special envoy of the Senegalese press agency (APS), quoting the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)

©- - 30 june 2024 - 16:53:41 - thread (316 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Higher National Electoral Commission says published the electoral register for the elections of the first group of municipal councils in 60 municipalities
©- - 09 june 2024 - 15:50:58 - thread (639 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election as Prime Minister of India, commending him for his dedication and commitment to the nation
©- - 09 june 2024 - 15:17:53 - thread (125 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday protested against the party leaders who are meeting in Boksburg following their dismal performance during last week’s elections

©- - 06 june 2024 - 09:47:11 - thread (247 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob Zuma's threat to the Independent Electoral Commission which declared last week’s national elections free and fair

©- - 04 june 2024 - 10:37:10 - thread (178 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday confirmed that it has received court papers to set aside the nation’s  election results which were announced on Sunday night

©- - 03 june 2024 - 12:11:00 - thread (369 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Cabinet Minister Zizi Kodwa has instructed government’s legal department to investigate legal steps to be taken against the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) for its controversial “burning flag” television commercial

©- - 08 may 2024 - 09:42:25 - thread (232 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Monday said it is confident that all systems are in place for the shipment of voting materials to enable citizens living abroad to cast their ballots in the 29 May elections

DIRCO and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have met and agreed on logistics for the dispatching of election materials

©- - 06 may 2024 - 10:15:56 - thread (199 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday night approached the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis to appeal against Tuesday’s Electoral Court order which paved the way for former President Jacob Zuma to run in the May elections

©- - 12 april 2024 - 07:10:29 - thread (265 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's parliamentary and regional elections have been postponed once again to allow the National Assembly to consult widely with national stakeholders

©- - 04 april 2024 - 14:04:06 - thread (259 words)