Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), Malin Björk, has welcomed the attitude of the other candidates in congratulating the winner of last Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, which has contributed greatly to a "peaceful post-election climate". Ms Björk was speaking in Dakar [...]
©- - 27 march 2024 - 16:38:18 - thread Politics (458 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The candidate of Senegal's ruling Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition, Amadou Ba, has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (opposition) "on his victory" in Sunday's presidential election. Mr. Ba wished Fae "much success and success for the well-being of the Senegalese people". "In view of the trends in the results [...]
©- - 25 march 2024 - 16:28:25 - thread Politics (212 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared winner in the first round of Sunday's Senegalese presidential election, according to the partial results published after the polls closed. The announcement was made by Amadou Ba in a statement issued [...]
©- - 25 march 2024 - 16:21:02 - thread Politics (178 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Constitutional Court has published a list of 2,348 candidates for the legislative elections on 20 April. The candidates will compete for the 113 seats in the National Assembly. There are 353 lists made up of 19 political parties, 60 independent groups and two party groups. The term of [...]
©- - 25 march 2024 - 12:46:10 - thread Politics (101 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has agreed with the commander of the Libyan National Army based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, that all initiatives must be coordinated in advance and build on the steps already taken for elections. During the meeting in [...]
©- - 21 march 2024 - 11:48:24 - thread Politics (289 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have reaffirmed their call for South Sudan’s leaders urgently to take steps necessary to ensure genuine and peaceful elections in December. This process should address questions posed by the trilateral mechanism (United Nations, African Union [...]
©- - 20 march 2024 - 05:59:56 - thread Politics (446 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With the national elections looming, the United States Embassy in South Africa has praised the Electoral Commission’s (IEC) ability to run free and fair elections. The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) last week sparked an outcry after it wrote to the US government pleading for [...]
©- - 15 march 2024 - 10:37:38 - thread Politics (215 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulahye Bathily, has urged the members of the High Council of State to continue their efforts for consensus for elections in the country. Mr Bathily's appeal came during a meeting in Tripoli on Saturday with Adel Karmos, [...]
©- - 10 march 2024 - 14:46:40 - thread Politics (260 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After announcing the dissolution of his government on Wednesday, Senegal's Prime Minister Amadou Ba pledged to devote himself fully to preparing for the presidential election, which he expects to win in the first round. "I will, from this evening, devote myself fully to preparing for the presidential [...]
©- - 07 march 2024 - 17:07:41 - thread Politics (292 words)


New York, US (PANA) - With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday. Briefing ambassadors at the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that if [...]
©- - 06 march 2024 - 07:15:30 - thread Politics (448 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his support for all international efforts to organize elections in Libya. He, therefore, reiterated his approval of the proposal by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, to invite the Libyan [...]
©- - 05 march 2024 - 21:29:39 - thread Politics (567 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from hatred” and respect the will of the people, but there are warning signs that several polls may not, including Bangladesh, Chad, Hungary, Russia and Senegal, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned [...]
©- - 05 march 2024 - 06:02:48 - thread Politics (398 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens and hold free and fair elections. In a statement issued on Thursday by Mr. Matthew Miller, the Spokesperson for the Department of State, the US said it is "deeply concerned" that [...]
©- - 01 march 2024 - 05:33:42 - thread Politics (524 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday launched guidelines for the use of digital and social media in African elections in Johannesburg. The guidelines seek to create awareness among Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and other stakeholders on the benefits and threats of digital and [...]
©- - 27 february 2024 - 08:37:11 - thread Politics (199 words)


Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which will mark the end of the political transition, to ensure that peace prevails, a UN rights official said on Monday. The Chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in [...]
©- - 19 february 2024 - 14:31:25 - thread Politics (667 words)


Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia opposition party,  United Democratic Party, has condemned Senegalese President Macky Sall’s announcement for postponement of the presidential election scheduled for 25th February, 2024, at the eleventh hour on 3rd February 2024. A statement made available on Monday stated that the UDP firmly believed that given [...]
©- - 05 february 2024 - 19:48:14 - thread Politics (224 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall announced on Saturday that he has repealed the decree calling for presidential election on 25 February, pending the results of a parliamentary commission of enquiry aimed at clarifying the conditions under which certain candidacies were declared inadmissible. The opposition Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) [...]
©- - 03 february 2024 - 16:34:52 - thread Politics (617 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on 25 February. This means the presidential election can no longer be held on that date, plunging the country into a period of uncertainty. The Senegalese head of state, who was addressing his [...]
©- - 03 february 2024 - 16:09:31 - thread Politics (226 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, has hailed the role of the media in voter education in the country. He was speaking on Friday in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, at a workshop on the media and their role [...]
©- - 03 february 2024 - 15:53:11 - thread Politics (291 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has briefed the deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, on his recent meetings with the Libyan political parties to reconcile their points of view to overcome the political impasse and create the conditions necessary [...]
©- - 02 february 2024 - 18:57:46 - thread Politics (390 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a US delegation led by the US special envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has been holding a series of meetings with the players in the Libyan crisis since Tuesday. The aim [...]
©- - 25 january 2024 - 19:24:18 - thread Politics (1787 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his acceptance of dialogue aimed at achieving elections in accordance with fair laws to end the transitional stages in Libya. He was alluding to the initiative launched by the Special Representative of [...]
©- - 25 january 2024 - 16:21:25 - thread Politics (401 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his government's commitment to end the transitional phases via elections based on fair electoral laws. Mr. al Dbaiba declared: "The slogan of the government of national unity is to move towards stability [...]
©- - 23 january 2024 - 15:47:58 - thread Politics (278 words)


Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday encouraged President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo to address the concerns raised by election observation missions during the controversial elections on 20 December 2023 by taking steps to promote confidence in the democratic process going forward. A statement [...]
©- - 22 january 2024 - 20:33:04 - thread Politics (339 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general elections scheduled for 25 February, 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. In a report, the human rights watchdog urged the authorities to "effectively investigate" all violence by the security [...]
©- - 22 january 2024 - 08:28:14 - thread Politics (1249 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake of protests and heightened tensions following Sunday’s presidential election in the Comoros. Incumbent president of the island archipelago off the east African coast, Azali Assoumani, was re-elected for a fourth term. [...]
©- - 18 january 2024 - 07:07:51 - thread Politics (271 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for Burundi has been sworn into office. They comprise Prospère Ntahorwamiye, recently appointed head of the CENI, Mrs. Victoire Nahimana, vice-president; Mrs. Odette Bizumuremyi, in charge of Finance and Administration; and François Bizimana, in charge of Communication and Electoral Education; [...]
©- - 17 january 2024 - 15:47:18 - thread Politics (379 words)


Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With the Constitutional Court in DR Congo validating the results of last month's elections that gave victory to President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, the US is stressing that the important task of building national cohesion now calls for "leadership, accountability, and inclusivity at all levels". In a [...]
©- - 12 january 2024 - 06:27:39 - thread Politics (243 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Democracy is in the spotlight this year with more than 60 countries due to hold elections which governments must ensure are free and fair, the UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday. Polls are happening in the next 12 months from Azerbaijan to the United States [...]
©- - 10 january 2024 - 06:04:13 - thread Politics (125 words)


Goma, DRC (PANA) – Security forces laid a siege on the residence of DRC presidential candidate Moise Katumbi on Monday, sparking outrage from supporters, who chanted political slogans, his aides said. Armoured military vehicles took strategic positions around the home of the opposition candidate who emerged third in the presidential election [...]
©- - 09 january 2024 - 09:15:58 - thread Politics (527 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has affirmed his optimism that the initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, will help to break the political deadlock and lead to transparent elections. He was speaking during a meeting on Wednesday at [...]
©- - 21 december 2023 - 12:55:36 - thread Politics (492 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, provincial, and municipal elections, the UN chief has called for a peaceful and inclusive process that will put the country on a parth of economic prosperity. Mr. Antonio Guterres, in a [...]
©- - 20 december 2023 - 06:07:21 - thread Politics (291 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Representative to the United Nations Security Council, John Kelley, has denounced Libyan protagonists who are undermining efforts to reach a settlement to the crisis and are thus continuing to delay the process leading to free and transparent elections. Addressing a Security Council session on [...]
©- - 19 december 2023 - 11:34:41 - thread Politics (634 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Commander of the Western Military Region in Libya, Major-General Osama Al-Jouweili, has reaffirmed his commitment to unifying the military establishment and ensuring the security of the electoral operation. He made this pledge during a meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the [...]
©- - 15 december 2023 - 16:57:47 - thread Politics (292 words)


New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is in no position to hold free, fair, or secure elections slated for December next year, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday, but stressed that there’s still time to catch up. Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security [...]
©- - 15 december 2023 - 06:37:00 - thread Politics (502 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the five official institutions convened by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily, to discuss electoral laws to pave the way for the holding of general elections, and [...]
©- - 14 december 2023 - 20:52:18 - thread Politics (1765 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, accompanied by the Second Deputy Speaker, Mesbah Douma, discussed with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, the latest developments in the [...]
©- - 13 december 2023 - 17:58:15 - thread Politics (471 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye on Monday signed a decree appointing a new seven-member Independent National Electoral Commission    (INEC). It is chaired by Prosper Ntahorwamiye, the former spokesman and secretary general of the government. An official communique named other members as Victoire Nahimana (Vice-Chairwoman); Odette Bizumuremyi, [...]
©- - 12 december 2023 - 11:17:22 - thread Politics (297 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has announced that he has agreed with the leader of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) to address issues related to the political process and to work towards facilitating the organisation of elections "in the near future". "I [...]
©- - 12 december 2023 - 10:56:16 - thread Politics (251 words)


New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the situation is one of progress in the electoral process on one hand and escalating insecurity on the other, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the [...]
©- - 12 december 2023 - 05:53:57 - thread Politics (489 words)


Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Resident Abroad, Nasser Bourita, reaffirmed on Thursday in Rabat that the organisation of presidential and legislative elections is a fundamental process for meeting the expectations and aspirations of the Libyan people. "There is now an opportunity that [...]
©- - 08 december 2023 - 15:14:02 - thread Politics (234 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has reaffirmed the Presidential Council's strategy of reconciling the Libyan parties through policies of "positive neutrality". He also reaffirmed supporting active participation in dialogue in a "broad-based manner to create the greatest consensus, strengthen stability and prevent the [...]
©- - 05 december 2023 - 14:18:38 - thread Politics (306 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has met with a group of leading figures from the "Febrayer" Movement, representing different sectors of Libyan society. This is part of his efforts to mobilise more support for the efforts of the United Nations [...]
©- - 01 december 2023 - 12:21:15 - thread Politics (490 words)


Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Legislative and regional elections will be held in Togo "by the end of the first quarter of 2024 at the latest", announced the Togolese government in a statement received by PANA in Lomé on Wednesday. According to the government, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) will soon [...]
©- - 29 november 2023 - 20:46:52 - thread Politics (172 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, has reiterated that his country continues to support the efforts of the United Nations to resolve the institutional crisis in Libya. At a joint press conference with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and [...]
©- - 24 november 2023 - 16:30:11 - thread Politics (658 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and France have urged the political parties in Libya to take advantage of the appeal by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily, to resolve the political [...]
©- - 24 november 2023 - 15:37:42 - thread Politics (287 words)


  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's leaders Thursday  agreed to "work to overcome the political impasse through a joint mechanism that includes the political parties, with the aim of concluding an electoral operation". This occurred during a meeting held Wednesday by members of the Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi and Moussa al-Kouni, with [...]
©- - 23 november 2023 - 17:19:57 - thread Politics (253 words)


Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) on Monday formally declared opposition leader Joseph Boakai as winner of the 14 November presidential runoff vote. NEC chairperson, Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, said Boakai, 78, garnered 50.64% of the total votes while President George Weah had 49.36%. President Weah, 47, of the Coalition for [...]
©- - 21 november 2023 - 07:31:12 - thread Politics (177 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has reaffirmed that elections are an "irreplaceable project" for stability despite the challenges being encountered. He was speaking in Tripoli on Monday at a conference on the theme of "Libyan elections, the challenges of reality and prospects [...]
©- - 20 november 2023 - 17:57:20 - thread Politics (282 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended the Government and people of Liberia for the "calm and peaceful" 2023 presidential and legislative elections that ended last week with the presidential runoff.  These were the first general elections since the closing of the United Nations Mission in [...]
©- - 20 november 2023 - 05:42:06 - thread Politics (292 words)