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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has joined other African countries in expressing concern at developments in the Middle East following the retaliatory action by Iran against Israel following Israel’s attacks on Iran’s Embassy in Damascus on 1 April. Pretoria has emphasised that all parties must exercise the utmost [...]
©- - 16 april 2024 - 08:32:08 - thread Politics (238 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique after a disaster at sea in which nearly 100 people are believed to have drowned.   The death toll stands at 97. Officials in Nampula province said five of the passengers [...]
©- - 09 april 2024 - 15:44:56 - thread Politics (153 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese opposition is united in its opposition to the constitutional change that took place on Monday night, transforming Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system, without a referendum or dialogue with the population. In addition to the change of regime, this constitutional revision propels Togo [...]
©- - 28 march 2024 - 17:35:45 - thread Politics (841 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has hailed Monday’s UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza despite Israel’s response that suggested it would change nothing in its conduct of the war. The United States has previously vetoed three draft resolutions on Gaza, but on Monday it [...]
©- - 26 march 2024 - 08:51:41 - thread Politics (360 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has neutralised several terrorists in Zouera, in the Goundam circle, in the Timbuktu region, in the north-west, and in Niaba, in the Douentza region  in the centre, according to a press release issued by the Armed Forces Information and Public Relations Directorate (DIRPA) [...]
©- - 20 march 2024 - 17:01:35 - thread Politics (282 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco on Monday rejected Algiers' accusations that Rabat had "confiscated" property belonging to it in Morocco, describing them as "false and unfounded". The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday denounced Morocco's "provocations" as part of an "operation to confiscate" property belonging to its embassy in Rabat, [...]
©- - 19 march 2024 - 16:23:02 - thread Politics (291 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya on Sunday reiterated support for legitimacy in Yemen and everything that guarantees the security and stability of the people. The Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba said this during a telephone conversation with the Yemeni Prime Minister, Ahmed Awad ben Mubarak, according to a statement from [...]
©- - 18 march 2024 - 14:19:50 - thread Politics (117 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask for additional emergency measures in its Gaza genocide case. In papers filed at The Hague, it said time is running out “to save the Palestinian people in Gaza already dying of [...]
©- - 07 march 2024 - 09:17:25 - thread Politics (326 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by the crisis in Senegal arising from "the suspension of the presidential election". It also denounced the "unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against demonstrators and restrictions on civic space", according to the international [...]
©- - 13 february 2024 - 16:50:45 - thread Politics (644 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor’s security detail has been beefed up following threats against her and her family. This is after South Africa’s high-profile approach to the International Court of Justice at The Hague on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. Pretoria is seeking several orders, [...]
©- - 09 february 2024 - 09:40:21 - thread Politics (206 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, to obtain his assurance and commitment to a free, fair, and peaceful presidential election as scheduled. They also called on Banjul to assume "a leading and instrumental role" in [...]
©- - 08 february 2024 - 11:34:19 - thread Politics (641 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying the judgment was an important first for South Africa's quest to secure justice for the people of Gaza. This was after the United Nation’s top court on Friday [...]
©- - 26 january 2024 - 16:18:37 - thread Politics (562 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday announced the end, with immediate effect, of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali resulting from the Algiers process, signed in 2015 in Bamako between the Malian government, the armed movements of northern Mali and the international community. This was aimed [...]
©- - 26 january 2024 - 15:43:31 - thread Politics (506 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army announced here Wednesday it had neutralized around ten terrorists and destroyed a quantity of war materiel, five km south-west of Labezanga in northern Mali, on the border with Niger. According to a press release from the army's Public Relations Directorate (DIRPA), "on Monday 22 [...]
©- - 24 january 2024 - 17:32:02 - thread Politics (130 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government has said it expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hand down judgment on provisional measures sought in its genocide case against Israel on Friday. A government delegation has arrived at The Hague in anticipation of the judgment which is [...]
©- - 24 january 2024 - 10:31:05 - thread Politics (246 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African  Government on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the increased attacks on civilians around the world and recent reports that more civilians were killed in armed conflict over the last year than any other year for more than a decade. It [...]
©- - 23 january 2024 - 10:23:28 - thread Politics (282 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African lawyer Wikus Van Rensburg is leading an international initiative to prepare a lawsuit against the United States and United Kingdom on the grounds that they are complicit in Israeli forces' war crimes in Palestine.  At least 47 South African lawyers have been recruited along with [...]
©- - 19 january 2024 - 07:14:34 - thread Politics (349 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape Town on Friday to symbolise his decades-long work championing justice for Palestinians and South Africa’s case against Israel at The Hague. The late Nobel peace laureate's "life-size statue" will be on [...]
©- - 12 january 2024 - 09:52:07 - thread Politics (375 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 1,000 international organisations have expressed support for South Africa’s case against “genocide” in Gaza which is due to be heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Thursday and Friday. On 29 December, South Africa filed an urgent application [...]
©- - 10 january 2024 - 08:18:47 - thread Politics (299 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has compiled a team of legal heavyweights headed by the Deputy Chief Justice to address the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on its claim that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza is "genocide". Advocate Adila Hassim will deliver oral arguments for the [...]
©- - 09 january 2024 - 09:17:48 - thread Politics (308 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has condemned  South Africa's application against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On Friday, South Africa filed an urgent application at the ICJ in The Hague urging it to declare on an urgent basis that [...]
©- - 01 january 2024 - 15:49:36 - thread Politics (310 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army says it "neutralised" at least six terrorists during strikes in the Kidal region in the far north. According to a statement, fighter jets carried out strikes, the first of which neutralised six terrorists camouflaged under a tree. The second strike, which took place to the [...]
©- - 31 december 2023 - 14:35:14 - thread Politics (145 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - On Friday, President Evariste Ndayishimye Friday accused Rwanda of providing multifaceted support to the Resistance for the Rule of Law (RED-Tabara), a week after the bloody attack on Burundi's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claimed by this Burundian rebellion. , which was born out [...]
©- - 29 december 2023 - 16:49:34 - thread Politics (394 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that the national mood in Libya is ripe for a new political agreement, a new dispensation for a better future for the country. He also called on Libyans "not to allow a group [...]
©- - 18 december 2023 - 18:33:59 - thread Politics (730 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Twenty Palestinians injured in days of bombing of Gaza by Israel have arrived in Tunisia for medical treatment. The injured Palestinians, accompanied by 21 relatives, arrived  at the Tunis-Carthage airport on Sunday from El Arish airport in Egypt aboard a C 130 military plane. According to the President of [...]
©- - 04 december 2023 - 16:15:33 - thread Politics (361 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on Wednesday said it would be counter-productive for South Africa to sever ties with Israel. This after lawmakers passed a motion that government closes its embassy in Tel Aviv and similarly that the Israeli embassy in Pretoria [...]
©- - 22 november 2023 - 15:54:24 - thread Politics (231 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has welcomed the truce agreement reached in the Gaza Strip, paying tribute to the Egyptian and Qatari efforts to reach this agreement. In a post on Wednesday on his account on the X platform, [...]
©- - 22 november 2023 - 14:58:49 - thread Politics (295 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution, which calls for the urgent truces and humanitarian corridors throughout the Gaza Strip in Palestine. In a statement issued on Thursday, it said this decision should be a prelude to the [...]
©- - 17 november 2023 - 12:27:57 - thread Politics (213 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel for war crimes during its ongoing siege and bombardment of Gaza. It said it would support a motion in Parliament to close the [...]
©- - 16 november 2023 - 15:25:48 - thread Politics (184 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned in the strongest terms the bombing by Israel of the headquarters of the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza, as part of Israel's "clear policy of destroying all civilian and service facilities in the [...]
©- - 14 november 2023 - 15:48:33 - thread Politics (263 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has called for a warrant of arrest to be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel continues to bomb many areas in Gaza resulting in more than 10,000 deaths. Pandor urged the International Criminal Court to [...]
©- - 08 november 2023 - 12:29:33 - thread Politics (300 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday saluted the government on its decision to withdraw the country’s diplomats from Israel. It is also calling for Israel’s ambassador to South Africa Eliav Belotserkovsky to be expelled. ANC spokesperson Obed Bapela said the ambassador's “behaviour and [...]
©- - 07 november 2023 - 11:19:36 - thread Politics (293 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South Africa Government on Monday called for Israel to be prosecuted for unlawful attacks on children and urged the deployment of a rapid protection force to protect civilians in Palestine. The Department of International Relations & Co-Operation (DIRCO) warned that Israel’s war against Hamas [...]
©- - 31 october 2023 - 09:38:39 - thread Politics (187 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has said that the Palestinian cause calls for a decisive and unified Arab position to put an end to the Israeli aggression against Gaza following the massacre at Ahli Arab Hospital. He said massacre reveals the "hideous face" of the [...]
©- - 18 october 2023 - 16:19:10 - thread Politics (337 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday expressed his deep regret following the natural disasters in Morocco and Libya that have claimed numerous lives. More than 2,000 people died in an earthquake in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco last weeked, while more than 5 000 people perished [...]
©- - 13 september 2023 - 16:22:42 - thread Politics (141 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Thursday night said it will appoint an independent inquiry led by a retired judge to probe explosive allegations made by a United States diplomat that weapons were loaded onto a sanctioned Russian ship when it docked in Cape Town [...]
©- - 12 may 2023 - 08:51:41 - thread Politics (299 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as the aggression on the faithful in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said here Wednesday. "The Kingdom of Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI chairs the [...]
©- - 05 april 2023 - 19:49:13 - thread Politics (266 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Director of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces (DIRPA), Colonel Souleymane Dembélé, Tuesday formally denied persistent rumours of the recapture of the Kidal region by the Malian army. In a statement to the media. Col. Dembélé said. "No harmful action would be taken with [...]
©- - 05 april 2023 - 18:24:59 - thread Politics (436 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has called on South Africa to withdraw its membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was after Pretoria confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been invited to  the high-profile BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, [...]
©- - 31 march 2023 - 08:03:54 - thread Politics (446 words)


Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council visiting Kinshasa were on Friday reminded by President Felix Tshisekedi of the "flagrant violation" of international law and the Charter of the African Union that constitutes aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda, an official source told [...]
©- - 11 march 2023 - 18:29:21 - thread Politics (248 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The presence of Iranian drones on the border between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria represents new concerns in that these machines can be used for espionage and even for attacks inside Moroccan territory, "Military Africa" underlined here Friday. "Military Africa, quoted recently by Moroccan media, said [...]
©- - 10 march 2023 - 15:37:43 - thread Politics (673 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the European Union Delegation in Mali, Pascal Perennec, was Tuesday summoned to the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in connection with the "unfriendly, erroneous and aggressive remarks" of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, an official source [...]
©- - 21 february 2023 - 15:51:51 - thread Politics (399 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday confirmed that it intends to head to court to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decalation of a State of Disaster over South Africa’s energy crisis. In his State of the Nation address on Thursday night, Ramaphosa said persistent [...]
©- - 10 february 2023 - 11:47:52 - thread Politics (328 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The "outcome of the crisis in Libya is the organisation of elections", said Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, affirming that "without these elections, it is impossible to establish legality in Libya. Speaking at a joint press conference with the UN Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, in [...]
©- - 30 january 2023 - 19:29:20 - thread Politics (447 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso after the authorities in Ouagadougou asked Paris to replace him. "In the context of the latest developments in Burkina Faso, we have decided to recall our ambassador to Paris, to consult on the state and prospects of [...]
©- - 26 january 2023 - 15:45:47 - thread Politics (195 words)


Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France received Tuesday the request of Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops deployed in the country and said it would respect the deadline of one month required, French media announced on Wednesday, citing the spokesperson of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the French [...]
©- - 25 january 2023 - 19:20:09 - thread Politics (225 words)


Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of state of the DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, once again singled out Rwanda during an exchange on Tuesday on the sidelines of the opening session of the 53rd edition of the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland. "The head of state is taking advantage of [...]
©- - 18 january 2023 - 19:37:38 - thread Politics (504 words)


Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government has condemned the bomb attack perpetrated on Sunday 14 January, 2023, on a church in Kasindi in the province of North Kivu (eastern DR Congo), a border town between DR Congo and Uganda,  "The government vigorously condemns the bomb attack visibly perpetrated by ADF [...]
©- - 16 january 2023 - 16:29:00 - thread Politics (367 words)


Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint actions and ways to strengthen and plan future operations. The decision was taken during two security and defence meetings chaired on Friday by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi at the African Union [...]
©- - 07 january 2023 - 19:03:33 - thread Politics (500 words)


Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The pardon granted on Friday by the President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, to the 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July reinforces relations of friendship, fraternity and good neighbourliness between the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the spokesperson [...]
©- - 07 january 2023 - 18:48:34 - thread Politics (374 words)

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